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coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
July 27 2009 14:48 GMT
#41
I just pause. If get unpaused dont really care, is fun to play anyway, if there is no hope i just leave, i dont get mad, i can lose some points and doesnt really matters.

And sometimes i unpause, sometimes i dont. This is one of the things why i preffer to play with friends.
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illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
July 27 2009 14:51 GMT
#42
On July 27 2009 22:30 konadora wrote:
I bet they were Koreans

Americans (or at least, English speaking people) always wait when I say 'hang on, phone' or something


Not really.
:]
Mortality
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States4790 Posts
July 27 2009 14:55 GMT
#43
When you pause, it interrupts game flow a lot. Also, they don't know when you will come back. My rule of thumb is to give them 20 seconds and if they haven't cleared up what they need to by then I will require a good explanation that I agree with, otherwise I unpause.
Even though this Proleague bullshit has been completely bogus, I really, really, really do not see how Khan can lose this. I swear I will kill myself if they do. - nesix before KHAN lost to eNature
saritenite
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Singapore1680 Posts
July 27 2009 15:04 GMT
#44
On July 27 2009 22:20 Revabug wrote:
Of course, I typed '1 sec phone' or something


Of course, he waited 1 sec.
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
July 27 2009 15:10 GMT
#45
I always unpause when somebody pauses. I don't start a game to sit around and if they lose because of it so what. I have lost games because I had to go afk and the guy wouldn't pause it's not the end of the world. If something is more important than the game and somebody does not want to wait then just deal with it.
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Glider
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States1353 Posts
July 27 2009 15:19 GMT
#46
If the other player give me the reason for pausing and how long i'm expecting to wait then I'll wait (to a certain limit).. but if they pause out of no where and don't give me explanation then i unpause.
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
July 27 2009 15:32 GMT
#47
I can see the caller ID on my phone from where I sit (and I put my cell just above my keyboard), so I can quickly decide whether I want to take the call or not while I'm playing.

Pausing sucks, it disrupts the game flow. I don't usually unpause instantly, but I understand people who do it in ladder games. It's slightly different when it's a tournament game I guess.
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Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-27 16:09:03
July 27 2009 16:08 GMT
#48
Sometimes it helps when there's a pause, you can sit back and have a think about how the game is going and what you should be doing.

For a ladder game, if they give a reason I'll just do something on my laptop while waiting. No reason = unpause.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-27 16:20:17
July 27 2009 16:18 GMT
#49
I always decide to give the person time, but really if you're a stranger, you don't deserve it. I'm doing you a huge favour by letting you waste my time. That's the type of thing I should only do for casual games with friends. No one wants to wait for you to go to the bathroom, or take a call, or jerk off, or whatever the hell else you might be doing. It's not that hard to set apart 15 minutes of your life. Let someone else answer the phone or let it go to the answering machine.
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Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
July 27 2009 16:29 GMT
#50
Totally irrelevant but can I ask? Is ICCUP down right now?
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
July 27 2009 16:33 GMT
#51
On July 27 2009 22:44 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2009 22:35 Kyo Yuy wrote:
You forgot to type "ppp" to request a pause.

This is probably the most grievous error you made in this match, and is probably the reason why your opponent unpaused on you.

You should be glad nothing else happened. If he had reported you, you would've gotten a forfeit loss, received a warning, and possibly had your entire city banned by ICCUP.



Haha.

Fuck KeSPA!
Eniram
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Sudan3166 Posts
July 27 2009 16:40 GMT
#52
If you guys can't wait one minute, on measly minute, theres something wrong with you.
You can like take a newb to like water, but you cant like make a newb drink. Ya know? - Jeremy
ketomai
Profile Joined June 2007
United States2789 Posts
July 27 2009 16:45 GMT
#53
I only pause for the door, I usually ignore the phone. I'm a pretty lenient person when it comes to pausing. If they give me any reason at all and aren't an asshole I'll usually wait. But if they pause without explanation and don't answer me, then I just get pissed off and unpause.
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
July 27 2009 16:46 GMT
#54
On July 28 2009 01:29 Licmyobelisk wrote:
Totally irrelevant but can I ask? Is ICCUP down right now?

No.

I don't see how it can disturb the flow of the game, I've had many people make this excuse to me but I've never had a problem with it. If anything it helps you take stock of your position.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
July 27 2009 16:59 GMT
#55
On July 28 2009 01:40 Eniram wrote:
If you guys can't wait one minute, on measly minute, theres something wrong with you.

Some people have busier lives and put more value on their time than others.
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pinenamu
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States770 Posts
July 27 2009 17:03 GMT
#56
On July 27 2009 22:56 Epicfailguy wrote:
I never pause the game when im playing, if someones calling, then I'll just call them back, but I understand why people want to pause, allthough its slightly annoying when this happens.

You make a game, someone joins, they dont pick a race or say anything as an indication of wanting to play, then leave because you're just sitting there waiting.
Some times I've just started the game, only to see them leave later couse they werent ready.
If you're not ready dont join ffs, or at least say SOMETHING.

And sometimes they pause like 4 seconds after the game has started. Whats up with that, come the fuck on. And when there's slightly lagging, its never "are you lagging" or "it might be me lagging" its "?" or "????" or "?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????" and it just pisses me the fuck off, so I just reply "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" jesus christ I swear to God one of these days its just *rattattattatata*


LOL i hate that ????????????? shit too! next time i'll respond !!!!!!!!!!!!! as well hahah. i just start the games after "hi" "gl hf" and sometimes people leave after i type "hi" lol.

to the pausing and unpausing stuff, i think it says in the iccup rules somewhere that nobody is obligated to wait. therefore nothing can be done for those who can't wait like 20 seconds
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
July 27 2009 17:10 GMT
#57
On July 28 2009 01:59 Chef wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 28 2009 01:40 Eniram wrote:
If you guys can't wait one minute, on measly minute, theres something wrong with you.

Some people have busier lives and put more value on their time than others.


I'd say, some people are dickheads, while others are friendly. I can see how a progamer has a busy life when training, but you playing SC in your free time doesn't count as busy. The pause in the game is also a good time to take a second to think how the game progressed, what you did wrong and right and what you want to do next.
That being said, without a reason given I just unpause myself, and otherwise I just wait as long as I think it is appropriate to wait. It doesn't take more than 30 seconds to tell a person you'll call them back within 15 minutes, so I'd roughly unpause at that time.
NrG.ZaM
Profile Joined March 2008
United States267 Posts
July 27 2009 17:18 GMT
#58
I should unpause more often, get some easy wins. Usually the thought doesn't even occur to me, I just kinda go "where the fuck did he go? hurry uuuuup "
anderoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1876 Posts
July 27 2009 17:36 GMT
#59
depends on the game situation, if I'm way way ahead and I'm going to win either way, I usually just unpause because it's a waste of everyone's time, but if it's fairly even then I'll give them a few minutes. If the doorbell rings or something, you gotta go answer it, but it shouldn't take more than a few minutes. If they're gone for 4-5 minutes then it must've been Grandma Millie coming for a visit so I just go
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
July 27 2009 17:51 GMT
#60
I wait about 2 minutes at which point I unpause, if you're gonna make a long call quit the game.

The argument you use in the OP works both ways, is moving up a rank and winning a game really so important that you're gonna make some guy you don't even know 3 minutes on you?
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