Pretty much title. It is annoying when you are playing some online co-op game (where time matters) and you cannot pause it. Server pause option would amazing in case you have to deal something in real life. I found this issue annoying in Peak and most farming games.

Stardew Valley has this to pause game in online and I hope more games would add this option.

  • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    11 hours ago
    1. Give all players a pause limit. A certain number of minutes per game and per pause, and a number of pauses. Players can’t pause anymore after going over their time limit or pause count limit. The game resumes after a pause’s time limit is reached.
    2. Pausing should happen after a delay of a certain number of seconds. So a player hits pause, countdown starts before actually pausing.
    3. Resuming from a pause also has a timer.
    4. Players’ pause stats are retained. People who take more pauses or spend more time pausing the game get matched with each other.
    • Statick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 hours ago

      Valves game Deadlock, currently still in playtest, does petty much this.

      Edit: and come to think of it… Counter Strike does this as well.