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The term noob toob was coined in 2002 when Return to Castle Wolfenstein came out. In the multiplayer component of this game, 'newbies' would often choose the Panzerfaust (bazooka). When they encountered an enemy with superior skill at very close range, the newbie would simply point their rocket launcher towards the ground and fire, instantly vaporizing both them and their enemy. The term may also have come from the game Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault, which also featured a rocket launcher.

The term went into a dormant period after many people stopped playing Wolfenstein, but resurfaced at the release of Battlefield 2, in which inexperienced players or those wanting to incite arguments often used the grenade launcher to a similar effect. The noob tube is supposed to be modified in the patch after 1.2 so as to bounce and not explode on impact. This is seen as a counter to the numerous complaints against the effectiveness of noob tubes in close range.

It has an alternate meaning in the popular game Counter-Strike, in which the term is used to describe players who use the automatic shotgun (also known as the noob stick or the noob cannon).

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