Thread: Throwing Noodles, is it Worth it?
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Re: Throwing Noodles, is it Worth it?
There are several threads already running about throwing noodles. One thing that I noticed among the posts was that throwing a well-used noodle is not as easy as throwing a fresh one. If you do decide to throw noodles, here are some rules I'd follow:
  1. Sort the noodles. Use the more tattered ones to put in RCs, and the firmer ones to throw
  2. Wait until less than a minute is left in the match to throw. They mess up driving. While it may be advantageous to mess up the other alliance, the effect is diluted when figuring the value to your alliance because it is not a match but a points tournament. Unless you're very good (95%) at getting in the other field as opposed to yours, you're doing yourself a net disservice by throwing early. Waiting also reduces the amount of time the other alliance has to "process" your noodles.
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