I play in CTWF quite a bit again and usually I shuffle to center right away which noobs don't care about, but then when I split or tell people to split earlier, I've gotten these responses:

You're supposed to split right!!!11

Wtf?

Why are so many people telling me I'm supposed to split to the right side in ctwf? I try to convince them center can decide that him/herself, but no, I keep getting told the same thing. Am I missing something?

I usually split whatever way is open.
But split right comes from the position ordering, there was a topic about it on armagetron forums.

Often, new players are told that center splits right, because for them this is the best tactic that everyone can survive. If cetner splits right, they know that pos 3 has to split earlier than if he would split left.

You should actually split that side so the whole team split is balanced. If you have def at pos 7, center should split right, if def is pos 6, center splits left.
However I even split right over center from pos 2 after loong doublegrind if enemys right wing don't double grind and enemys def starts by left

The best way is to play unpredictable

If you are playing in CTWF, and there are quite a few noobs, then just split right. It just makes it easier, and you end up with less TKs, and you cover the defence better.

I didn't ask for advice on what direction to split, just wondered why all the noobs are trying to tell me.

Because they are NOOBS! (dissociated)

because they are noobs

For this and several other reasons, I have been convinced for a while now, that the most fun positions to play in CTWF are positions 2 and 3.

guys, u all are wrong... the real answer is... cause u suck liz !

So it's been you who has started that trend. If you are pos 2, dont ever split right because you will probably kill the center.

probably? if you can see center brakes avery much and you are like 50meters ahead of him. he must be a noob then!

If you try to split right in front of me, I will kill you.

I remember that happening to me a couple years ago playing CTWF. I don't know how decided that the center splits right, but it's not a new idea.

Who splits right in front of his team-mate? Only a TKer!
Or those who plays together, very closely and efficiently! (;
Not that I read #crazy-tronners_servers and if you post my name (it is P4) within the first 512 characters I got highlighted.
And NOT that if I'm highlighted during the game-play I got very mad and reply instantly.
SmallHUG(: