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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 16:36:52
February 08 2011 16:36 GMT
#81
i really don't like pausing. if something really urgent comes up I just leave the game and take care of it. if some one pauses without giving a reason, i think it is pretty rude. though i don't think i have ever unpaused it thereafter. but if the guy asks for a minute and pauses it, sure i'll give him a minute.

but i'd never pause without giving a reason and then be surprised if they unpaused it (or even if i gave a reason, it's a game and it's on the internet :p)

when i hit that find match button, i want to play!!
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EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
February 08 2011 17:06 GMT
#82
I always leave if something urgent comes up, because there's no guarantee that a random, no-name ladder opponent will have any manners.
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Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-08 17:20:04
February 08 2011 17:14 GMT
#83
I unpause if the guy doesn't say brb or gives me a reason for it. I personally wouldn't pause for a phone call anyway unless I was waiting for something important. You wouldn't pick up a call during a soccer game - it can wait.

PS: I don't know why I used soccer as an example, that's what came out.
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Pads
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
England3228 Posts
February 08 2011 19:09 GMT
#84
i once waited 30 minutes paused for a guy while he ate his dinner, it just doesn't bother me that much, i'll just alt tab and do something else for a while. i've had someone do something similar to me too, i had to run to the shop before it closed and he waited. karma? ^_^
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Zeddicus
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States239 Posts
February 09 2011 19:14 GMT
#85
On February 08 2011 06:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
I don't see how the potential for technical difficulty changes anything. It certainly doesn't justify pauses where the opponents can't unpause, the chance of that feature being abused is quite high and would cause so much grief and anger versus the actual benefit of it. What's the worst that can happen when one of your allies loses control? You guys lose the game very rarely? The worst that can happen with a team pause is thousands of games extended extra minutes because idiots abuse the feature.


Yeah, you are right. It's just so frusturating though!
YejinYejin
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1053 Posts
February 09 2011 19:40 GMT
#86
I will let people pause if it's for something short, urgent, and accidental. If a pop-up came up on his computer and it's messing with shit it's reasonable to pause, minimize, deal with it, and then resume. If he just spilled water and has to clean it up, I'll pause for that.

But then there are like the five minute long pauses where they just pause, say "brb" and then go off and do something. Fuck, if you have to leave the computer for it, leave the game. When I'm laddering and I get a phone call that can't wait, I just leave the game. If I have to go to the bathroom, I just leave the game. I think I've called for a pause once, and it was because I had to minimize the window, and it lasted less than 10 seconds. If you're going to play Starcraft, play Starcraft. If you have other stuff to do, leave the game. IMO it's common courtesy.

I've played 2v2 and 3v3 games where less than a minute into the game, someone pauses and says "brb bathroom." Seriously. Go use the bathroom before the game? It's not that difficult to do...
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lastmotion
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
368 Posts
February 09 2011 19:54 GMT
#87
On February 08 2011 01:21 Trowabarton756 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 08 2011 01:18 SubtleArt wrote:
On February 08 2011 00:55 LastWish wrote:
Well I usually wait 30s-1minute, but only if the opponent asks politely and says the reason.
Otherwise I'm not obliged to accept anyone's "wait for me I need to poo or sth" requests.


But its a little more mannered if you do. If some1 pauses they have a reason for pausing. I don't understand how some1 could use the feature as a way of grieving...aren't they just ruining their own experience too? The only time I unpause instantly is when I'm clearly about to win, in which case yes they're doing it to be annoying. If its like the beginning of a game its pretty bm to unpause for some1. Just screams "desperate for ladder wins" to me, pretty pathetic.


Its not bm because guess what? My schedule may not work with yours, guess you shouldn't of pressed the "find game" button....it's also not my fault for someone "inconveniencing" you by coming to the door or calling your phone or anything. You pressed "find game", deal with the consequences.


This exactly. I don't mind waiting for a person who asks politely but I am no way obligated to waste my time waiting for things that inconvienience you. If you had to do things outside of your computer, it was your fault for choosing to play at the time anyway. You could say you didn't know it would happen but either way, if its really that much of an emergency, you can just leave the game.
Treemonkeys
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2082 Posts
February 09 2011 20:31 GMT
#88
Sometimes if they ask nicely, I will let them pause, but it is still really annoying because I have a limited time to ladder and they are just wasting my time - should have just planned ahead or taken the loss if it really is an emergency. If they pause without giving a reason I will definitely unpause, I'm not going to sit there wondering how long "brb" means to you as I waste my time.
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mesohawny
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada193 Posts
February 09 2011 20:58 GMT
#89
some people don't have the time to be sitting around looking at a pause screen, maybe they only have enough time to squeeze one game in before they go to work or w/e...

I'm not wasting my time because you need to answer the door or the phone or what have you, if you're not dedicated to the game at hand then you deserve to lose.

If I do however have some time on my hands and the person asks politely to pause for a second I don't mind... but if it lasts over a minute I unpause. Just too impatient.
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vnlegend
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1389 Posts
February 09 2011 23:54 GMT
#90
yea, ever thought that maybe it would be a courtesy to the other guy to just leave the game if you don't have time to play it? You want to have your cake and eat it too with the game + other things.

I hate it when the game starts and the guy's pausing already, and especially the people who don't give time frames for when they're gonna be back. I too have limited time to play.
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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
February 10 2011 00:20 GMT
#91
I usually wait it out because I don't care.

However, objectively, this is how I see it:

If you have to pause, it's your problem. Your opponent is not obligated to wait for you.
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Xyik
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada728 Posts
February 10 2011 05:29 GMT
#92
I will usually wait if someone pauses regardless of whether they give a reason. The way I see it, waiting a minute wouldn't hurt anyone. Its not like people pause every game. Of course if they take longer than that without dropping a reason, I will probably unpause to avoid being trolled. I think if anyone is going to pause for longer than a minute they should give a reason.
Darkkal
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States60 Posts
February 10 2011 07:30 GMT
#93
"oh no, lost a match because I paused the game"

hmm...
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