Why no pause?

[Xi Dong Zhu (腦洞大的人)]

Hate having to leave for 10 seconds and it being 3-0.

[Mark]

For the same reason you can't pause any online game?

[[57th] AngryHatter]

Pause...LOL

[Xi Dong Zhu (腦洞大的人)]

Originally posted by Markinho:

For the same reason you can't pause any online game?

Dota, CS:GO?

Obviously they have very[/b] small player bases so who would even think of mentioning them?

[Xi Dong Zhu (腦洞大的人)]

Originally posted by 57th AngryHatter:

Pause...LOL

Why not? 30 seconds does no harm?

[LittleShoes]

Hmm....im not so sure abot THIS idea...first of all pee before sitting down have a beverage and chips handy and you shouldnt need pause all that badly...and if someone rings the doorbell? why are you answering it its 2015....

[joviper]

Originally posted by lumixe:

Originally posted by 57th AngryHatter:

Pause...LOL

Why not? 30 seconds does no harm?

Not if all players need to pause, and it's a 5min game you can probably hold on for that long...

[Mark]

You want a tactical timeout option then, not some random pausing
It could be a thing for rankeds, but games are short enough it's not really a must

[Xi Dong Zhu (腦洞大的人)]

The games are short > the kick timer is short. When playing solo or with friends a pause should be an option. Wether it is tactical or wether you need to leave for a few seconds, you should be allowed to pause. If a player is given a set number of pauses each week/day then it cannot be abused.

[›Kolanaki]

Originally posted by lumixe:

Dota, CS:GO?

Obviously they have very small player bases so who would even think of mentioning them?

To be fair, the vote to pause in those games is still hella new. They are also like the only two games that have such a system. They do not fit the norm.

And to the poster above: you *can* pause when playing solo. Just hit the damn escape button.

[TommyEV]

Originally posted by lumixe:

Originally posted by Markinho:

For the same reason you can't pause any online game?

Dota, CS:GO?

Obviously they have very[/b] small player bases so who would even think of mentioning them? [/quote]
>2015
>Thousands of games
>And yet you only come up with 2.

Pausing rarely belongs in multiplayer games, and I strongly agree with what's been already said. The games are really short so pausing would impact them too much. Just finish the one you are in and leave!

[Xi Dong Zhu (腦洞大的人)]

Originally posted by › The Cool Side of the Pillow:

To be fair, the vote to pause in those games is still hella new. They are also like the only two games that have such a system. They do not fit the norm.

And to the poster above: you *can* pause when playing solo. Just hit the damn escape button.

Dota pause is hella new? It's been round for a year and a half at least.

CS:GO timeout IS new but it was implemented because of demand.

[Xi Dong Zhu (腦洞大的人)]

Originally posted by TommyEV:

Pausing rarely belongs in multiplayer games, and I strongly agree with what's been already said. The games are really short so pausing would impact them too much. Just finish the one you are in and leave!

Sometimes in life you have to do something at that second in time. The only games I could think of are CS and Dota because I really only play 6 or 7 games, many of which are mmo's, which, for obvious reasons, do not have pause.

How does it impact on a game. What you say inversely applies; if 30, even 20, seconds is too long to wait in a game, why play at all?

[MEGATURBOZGEG]

Because it's only 5 minutes, you can wait ^^

[TommyEV]

Originally posted by lumixe:

Originally posted by TommyEV:

Pausing rarely belongs in multiplayer games, and I strongly agree with what's been already said. The games are really short so pausing would impact them too much. Just finish the one you are in and leave!

Sometimes in life you have to do something at that second in time. The only games I could think of are CS and Dota because I really only play 6 or 7 games, many of which are mmo's, which, for obvious reasons, do not have pause.

How does it impact on a game. What you say inversely applies; if 30, even 20, seconds is too long to wait in a game, why play at all?

Of course there are things that can't wait but 30 seconds is already a 10% of the total length. Let's assume that not only you but some one else has to/wants to pause, that's 20% then.
Let's also suppose that it takes you longer than 30 seconds... etc

In games like NBA, for example, games are usually 24 minutes plus all the time when the timer is stopped, so of course there is a pause option. But as I said I don't think RL needs or even should have one

[Avalanche]

I have to say that, you really brightened up my day with this post., thanks for starting this topic.

I haven't laughed this much in a while.

Dude, if you can't stay there for 5mins atleast, don't bother playing....its that simple.

The only time i would go afk while playing a online game is a threat to my life or a loved one or something important to real life, if you want to pause a game and do something else, either don't play any games do that other thing or play single player games only.