Talk:R2-D2 (Crew)/@comment-70.210.130.219-20141129201442/@comment-25999489-20150408163503

Or, situationally, if you have a facedown damage card that you know won't effect you. For example, if you have the "Discard a secondary weapon" crit, which then flips face down, then you could flip it face up and resolve it without risk (assuming that you don't have any (more) secondary weapons). It won't happen often, but it can be useful.