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Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
August 05 2014 23:35 GMT
#121581
it definitely sucks when a meepo feeds off a retarded player on your team
11/5/14 CATACLYSM | The South West's worst Falco main
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10666 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-05 23:41:19
August 05 2014 23:38 GMT
#121582
Whoa, Machine from sc2 playing streaming Dota. Thats something I didnt expect.


edit: Nvm false alarm.

1:39 Machineusa: heyo sry
1:39 Machineusa: not much going on
1:40 Machineusa: im stress testing a rig for universe
Skol
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
August 05 2014 23:58 GMT
#121583
so is merlini already in korea for their first game in 9 hours
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
August 06 2014 00:16 GMT
#121584
he was in korea when they made the announcement diud u not watch the announcement
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28100 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-06 00:20:50
August 06 2014 00:20 GMT
#121585
On August 06 2014 08:58 FinestHour wrote:
so is merlini already in korea for their first game in 9 hours

yes. he was already in Korea when the announcement happened.

edit: oh teddy said the same thing.
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Jinxed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States6450 Posts
August 06 2014 00:33 GMT
#121586
On August 06 2014 08:35 Targe wrote:
it definitely sucks when a meepo feeds off a retarded player on your team

Haven't had this issue to be honest. Though I do play a lot of the 'meepo counters' I suppose.
LiquidDota Staff"LeLoup is a great name pls undo." -Liquid`Nazgul
Acritter
Profile Joined August 2010
Syria7637 Posts
August 06 2014 00:44 GMT
#121587
FH confirmed for not paying attention

How many people here upgrade stick into wand? I've been stopping doing it lately. Just don't feel the effect of that 150g, except sometimes on support.
dont let your memes be dreams - konydora, motivational speaker | not actually living in syria
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-06 00:47:15
August 06 2014 00:47 GMT
#121588
there's like a flow chart for that

1.Do you need stick?

if no, don't buy it
if yes, buy it

2. Do you have branches in your inventory?

if no, don't upgrade it
if yes, upgrade it
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
EnumaAvalon
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Philippines3613 Posts
August 06 2014 00:48 GMT
#121589
On August 06 2014 09:47 icystorage wrote:
there's like a flow chart for that

1.Do you need stick?

if no, don't buy it
if yes, buy it

2. Do you have branches in your inventory?

if no, don't upgrade it
if yes, upgrade it

When do you not need stick? I get wand if my starting branches won't get turned to a mek.
(._.) ( l: ) ( .-. ) ( :l ) (._.) They see me rolling. They hating.
FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
August 06 2014 00:55 GMT
#121590
i didnt watch the video heuhuee
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
August 06 2014 00:56 GMT
#121591
get a wand kids its worth it
always
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
CrownRoyal
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Vatican City State1872 Posts
August 06 2014 00:57 GMT
#121592
I think you should almost always upgrade it, +3 all stats and 75 more burst heal for 300 gold seems pretty good.
You're pretty when I'm drunk.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
August 06 2014 01:10 GMT
#121593
Chinese SoloQ is srs bsns.

They are informing each other via in game microfone all the time.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
hootsushi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany3468 Posts
August 06 2014 01:18 GMT
#121594
I don't know why but this video made me laugh so hard.

Acritter
Profile Joined August 2010
Syria7637 Posts
August 06 2014 01:52 GMT
#121595
On August 06 2014 09:57 CrownRoyal wrote:
I think you should almost always upgrade it, +3 all stats and 75 more burst heal for 300 gold seems pretty good.

It's not constantly 75 heal. A lot of the time you'll be using stick before you hit 10 charges, and 10 is enough for tanking 1-2 more autoattacks and casting another spell (at that stage of the game).

300 gold is one and a half waves of creeps or a hero/tower kill at a stage of the game where little advantages really matter. I'd rather, for example, have a PMS over a Stick->Wand upgrade.

Stick just does enough by itself that I can't justify getting Wand except in "oh shit I'm gonna die" quickbuy situations.
dont let your memes be dreams - konydora, motivational speaker | not actually living in syria
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-06 02:07:13
August 06 2014 02:00 GMT
#121596
I start with 3 branch+8 tango+1 salve+mana potion on every hero.

+3 all stats really makes difference at laning phase.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-06 02:19:51
August 06 2014 02:19 GMT
#121597
On August 06 2014 09:48 EnumaAvalon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2014 09:47 icystorage wrote:
there's like a flow chart for that

1.Do you need stick?

if no, don't buy it
if yes, buy it

2. Do you have branches in your inventory?

if no, don't upgrade it
if yes, upgrade it

When do you not need stick? I get wand if my starting branches won't get turned to a mek.

Tinker for example. You dont need a stick 100% of the time.
Mithhaike
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Singapore2759 Posts
August 06 2014 02:40 GMT
#121598
i do buy sticks, but i never upgrade them. mostly because of how i seldom buy GG branches. I rather the 150recipe + maybe 1/2 branches money be spent on teleport scrolls or a ward rather than upgrading it to get a possible +5charges.

What are the chances that you store more than 10charges anyway? What are the chances that that extra 5 charge will save you compared to how much more you can get out of a obs/tele scroll/sentry/dust/smoke or even that flying courier instead?

Comparing the wand upgrade to comparable costing items is just not worth it, especially since it's rare that you store more than 10charges anyway. If you can store that much without using it, i dare say your using the stick wrong in the first place
Mew Mew Pew Pew
Jinxed
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States6450 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-06 02:44:41
August 06 2014 02:42 GMT
#121599
On August 06 2014 11:00 Mensol wrote:
I start with 3 branch+8 tango+1 salve+mana potion on every hero.

+3 all stats really makes difference at laning phase.

... That's so terrible I honestly dont even know where to begin.

As for stick vs wand it depends but most of the time I don't upgrade. Always should have one but getting wand is only if you have branches need the room and aren't going mek.
LiquidDota Staff"LeLoup is a great name pls undo." -Liquid`Nazgul
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-06 02:50:10
August 06 2014 02:48 GMT
#121600
As weird as it sounds, I often end up just dropping my Branches for slots and then make Wand if the enemy hasn't killed them (most people don't waste their time attacking Branches)--otherwise just getting Stick.

If you have to go out of your way to buy all 3 Branches for the Wand, it's not really worth it. If you still have the Branches lying around in lane, 150 gold to roll +3 all Stats into a slot that you're already carrying anyway is much more worth it, since otherwise you're wasting the Branches you already paid for.

On August 06 2014 11:40 Mithhaike wrote:
i do buy sticks, but i never upgrade them. mostly because of how i seldom buy GG branches. I rather the 150recipe + maybe 1/2 branches money be spent on teleport scrolls or a ward rather than upgrading it to get a possible +5charges.

How often do you not start with branches? Most situations I can think of where I wouldn't start with branches involve pooled gold.
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