according to my experience....a lots of players din't likes to buy chick , but for me....i nearly always going to buy a chick ...

for a 5v5 -ar game , when starting got 7xx gold...the 1st item i buy is chick

the advantages of buy chick
1st : seldom go back to base
2nd : low hp/mana no nid back base and just use chick send potion/laser come
3rd : faster then opponent get a boot
4th : if you noticed u will die , just use chick buy some items (like example , b4 u die u got 1.3k gold... after u die may b the gold will bcome xxx gold only , y don u straight buy some item b4 losing $ on died ?)
5th : "u guys add it"

ps. i can confirmed if i got chick , i won't easily back 2 base