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Kokujin
Profile Joined July 2010
United States456 Posts
July 11 2011 03:48 GMT
#81
Even tasteless has made this mistake during casting of the gsl. definitely a facepalm moment but yes, you do get money back if the upgrade/unit is destroyed midway
shawster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada2485 Posts
July 11 2011 03:52 GMT
#82
old habits definately.

it's like denying units in sc2 even though it isn't wc3 or something like that.
CatharsisUT
Profile Joined March 2011
United States487 Posts
July 11 2011 04:25 GMT
#83
It seems like the downside to cancelling (having to start over if the building doesn't go down) is much bigger than the upside (use minerals faster). Doesn't seem like a great idea.
Bonkarooni
Profile Joined October 2010
United States383 Posts
July 11 2011 04:29 GMT
#84
On July 11 2011 09:12 [N3O]r3d33m3r wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2011 09:10 DarkEnergy wrote:
As far as i know you do not get the minerals and gas back for the upgrade if the building is destroyed wile upgrading. So that being true it is only logical otherwise its lost.


ye it doesn't get refunded man, same with units, you also don't get refunded the price once the building got destroyed.


yes, it does get refunded...

windsupernova
Profile Joined October 2010
Mexico5280 Posts
July 11 2011 04:31 GMT
#85
On July 11 2011 12:39 Blackrobe wrote:
I have heard several pros and commentators talk about cancelling upgrades/units before the building is destroyed to get money back. I hope this thread clears it up for them. :D


Well casters sometimes tend to exaggerate a lot of stuff for the sake of hyping the match. I think in one of his dailies Day9 said that he sometimes makes a huge deal over small stuff.

Dunno about pros, but considering this thread this seems hardly common knowledge
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antas
Profile Joined August 2010
Indonesia300 Posts
July 11 2011 05:53 GMT
#86
On July 11 2011 12:39 Blackrobe wrote:
I have heard several pros and commentators talk about cancelling upgrades/units before the building is destroyed to get money back. I hope this thread clears it up for them. :D


I'm not really hardcore SC2 gamer nowadays, but still watch a lot of streams (GSL, GSTL, NASL). And I remember that in one of NASL streams, tastosis did that. "Does he cancel the upgrades .. bla bla .. ".

Hmm, really a revelation, after playing SC1, WC3, and now SC2, I never know that it gets refunded, lol. Not that it really matter though, in my skill level, I never remember to cancel it anyway :D
Entaro Adun!
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
July 11 2011 05:59 GMT
#87
On July 11 2011 09:12 Galaxy_Zerg wrote:
You might get it back, but the faster you cancel it the faster you can put that money to use elsewhere.. that's how i look at it atleast..

I would only do that if you're for sure that the building is going to die though :D


That's what I see too. Why wait 10 seconds to get your money back when you can get it back now and start another Forge or make another Stalker.
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