Etiquitte on Pause/Unpausing games? - Page 3

On March 27 2010 07:25 Excalibur_Z wrote:
If someone suddenly pauses the game and doesn't provide an explanation within about 10 seconds, I'm unpausing it. You need to at least explain why you've paused the game in order to prove that you're not just being an ass. If it's a reasonable request, I'll wait patiently for the other person to fix whatever is the problem and come back, usually up to 5 minutes or so.

On March 27 2010 08:51 Socke wrote:
to whoever unpauses or cant wait 30s..
dont you think thats a waste of time?
i play sc2 to have games against ppl, and if i unpause 10 minutes into a 20 minute game i actually end up wasting 10 minutes by ruining my game.
not waiting for absurdly long pauses i can understand.

On March 27 2010 09:14 enzym wrote:

you just defeated your own argument yourself. if you are playing sc2 to have games against people then have games against fucking people instead of going afk.
i dont grant anyone pause ever, except for event matches like cws/tourneys or against people i know.

the instant you click the search match button you devote yourself to finishing that ladder game, just as your opponent does. people trust that their opponent is there to play the game, not to go afk.

i find it hilarious that there are actually people in this thread that think it is bm to unpause a game, when theyre the ones attempting to steal other peoples time.

On March 27 2010 09:21 machinehead.. wrote:
I find it amusing that people actually don't think unpausing is BM; I mean, most people that need to pause the game need what, 5-30 secs? If anyone's time is that valuable, they probably wouldn't be playing SC to begin with. A few seconds of being afk can determine the game, obviously, so simply give them a minute or w/e... I have a wireless mouse, so sometimes I need to replace my batteries -- which only takes a few seconds. Most people that need to pause are able to resume shortly. If it takes them long, then you can rationalize unpausing then.

On March 27 2010 09:24 cabarkapa wrote:

You are naive to think that everything in life will remain the same during the time you are playing the game, and it's common courtesy to wait a few minutes if something happens unexpectedly to someone, because it could happen to anyone. Depending on the circumstance, it would be BM to unpause in some situations, and okay to unpause in others.

On March 27 2010 09:28 enzym wrote:

common courtesy you said, yes? the way i read it pausing the game would go against both explanation a) and explanation b).

there may be some grave situations that can occur unexpectedly. if one of those occurs, leave the game.

On March 27 2010 09:53 cabarkapa wrote:

Using your pointless link to urbandictionary, waiting a short time for someone to deal with something unexpected would be "c. not being a major douchebag"

Like I said it depends on the situation, but to be as general as possible, it would be BM to unpause the game if something unexpected happened that takes no more than a couple of minutes for them to handle.

On March 27 2010 10:13 MeProU_Kor wrote:
no, no, no...
its just BM to pause a game and waiting for the other guy would be just GM and unpausing would be a normal move not BM. if i lose my money on the streets im assumeing that i will never see my money again. yes some people will call you that they found it, but thats why they get finder's reward (cause its just GM) if it would be normal u wouldnt give that finder's reward.
if you pause assume that your opponent will unpause, if he wait thank good for that GM guy and send him some money =)