[Tactics] Reliable Goblin throw?

[Keith]

A 63% play? And I suppose a non hungry big guy would be a little better again!

On Trolls throwing Goblins for a short pass

Basic 23%
Gob Pro 29%
STR Arm 29%
Gob Pro Str Arm 36%
Troll Pro 31%
Troll Pro Gob Pro 39%
Troll Pro STR ARM 36%
TP GP SA 45%
TP GP SA + Team RR 63% 29% chance RR not burnt


Chances for Goblin to be passed and land safely at max range.

[Mico Selva]

Nice! Thanks.

Goblin Pro is probably an unrealistic scenario, though.

What I'd also like to see is (a challenge for You ):

1. AG4 Goblin being thrown (more likely than having Pro)
2. Non-stupid thrower (Ripper or Morg), no Pro or Strong Arm, obviously
3. all the above scenarios + team RR in hand

It would be also nice to know how large a chance is for throw to scatter in such a way that Goblin won't be able to make it to the endzone after a successful landing, even with 2 GFIs.

[Nikolai II]

With a reroll the basic chance is 42%, and with strong arm 51%
With AG4 and Strong Arm the chance is 39%, 61% with a reroll (31/51 without strong arm)

AG 4 and Morg/Ripper = 44%, 67% with reroll
AG 3 and Morg/Ripper = 33%, 56% with reroll

There is a table somewhere listing the scatter odds per square. It also says that on a standard five-point cage there is about a 25% chance that a goblin aimed at the ballcarrier will bring down either the carrier or a corner.

[Mico Selva]

Thanks a lot!

[Dalryk]

I'm a bit late to the party, but I put together this dodgy spreadsheet a while back to compare the odds of various throwers. Bear in mind this only gives the odds of getting a goblin into the air - it doesn't deal with the landing or catching the ball or anything, just the successful Pass Action.



Quick summary - your best bet is usually to use one of the Star Players as they don't have Really Stupid or Always Hungry. Only a Troll with Pro and Strong Arm has better odds.

[Netsmurf]

For the chaos pact team I always try to use the ogre as thrower of gobbo, so fun to see the horror in the opponants face, when the sqatter is close to the cage