No "PAUSE" function? Really?

miteymitey · 07-29-17, 01:33 PM

Since the "Esc" button is show to be Cancel or Quit, does it take you out of the assigned mission you're working on?

Shadow · 07-29-17, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by miteymitey

Since the "Esc" button is show to be Cancel or Quit, does it take you out of the assigned mission you're working on?

Not without confirmation.

Pytheas · 07-29-17, 04:47 PM

ESC button pauses the game...

miteymitey · 07-29-17, 05:38 PM

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll give it a try.

The Bandit · 07-29-17, 06:27 PM

A lot of this "pause rage" at least from what I saw in one particular review, had to do with the fact that it prevents instant switching from screen to screen while paused and basically denies the player from being able to set up attacks and other various things.

The justification here is that its not realistic to expect the player to be able to do all these different roles at the same time. Honestly I think that's just part of the challenge of playing the game and such a pause feature could well be looked on as an exploit or a cheat.

As far as people being sour that you actually need to "click off" the screen one it appears (you can't just press esc. again to resume the game) I look on that as more of a fail-safe than anything else.

miteymitey · 07-30-17, 08:34 AM

So, exactly what happens when you use the Esc button as a Pause?

Pytheas · 07-30-17, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by miteymitey

So, exactly what happens when you use the Esc button as a Pause?

Game freezes and a menu appears with choices, some infos and the status of mission. If you want to continue (unpause) the mission you select "Back" (low, left).

07-29-17, 01:33 PM	#1
miteymitey Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 11 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Escape? Since the "Esc" button is show to be Cancel or Quit, does it take you out of the assigned mission you're working on?

07-29-17, 06:27 PM	#5
The Bandit Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 395 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 1	A lot of this "pause rage" at least from what I saw in one particular review, had to do with the fact that it prevents instant switching from screen to screen while paused and basically denies the player from being able to set up attacks and other various things. The justification here is that its not realistic to expect the player to be able to do all these different roles at the same time. Honestly I think that's just part of the challenge of playing the game and such a pause feature could well be looked on as an exploit or a cheat. As far as people being sour that you actually need to "click off" the screen one it appears (you can't just press esc. again to resume the game) I look on that as more of a fail-safe than anything else. __________________

07-29-17, 04:47 PM	#3
Pytheas Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 8 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	ESC button pauses the game...

07-29-17, 05:38 PM	#4
miteymitey Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 11 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info. Guess I'll give it a try.

07-30-17, 08:34 AM	#6
miteymitey Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 11 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	So, exactly what happens when you use the Esc button as a Pause?