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It’s a well-established fact that online games can’t be paused, forcing players to be fully engaged otherwise they will risk losing progress. The lack of a pause feature is primarily felt during the times when players have to entertain friends or family at their house. Especially during the holiday season, players are surrounded by family members, forcing them to abandon the game.
Games likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 6are fast-paced, and the lack of a pause feature makes the entire experience quite frustrating. A player on social media apologized to the community beforehand as they are sure that their family members will ruin their matches.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6needs a pause feature
In a viral post on the r/blackops6 subreddit, a player apologized to the community for being a bad teammate on Christmas. The player claimed that they would be surrounded by family members, so things would get “awkward and passive aggressive.” This sparked a discussion over the lack of a pause feature in the game. The addition of this feature would completely change the game as many players struggle because of this, particularly during the holiday season.
Fast-paced, competitive games likeBlack Ops 6require players to stay continuously engaged, even when real-life interruptions occur. In fact, some online multiplayer games evenpenalize players for being AFKeven for a short duration.
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The whole point of online gaming is to have an engaging experience with other players in real time, however, it would be a good addition to have an option to temporarily pause without affecting performance or fairness in gameplay.
How can developers integrate a pause feature in FPS games?
A pause feature will certainly make the game a lot more convenient for many players. However, integrating this concept into a first-person shooter video game is quite difficult. Other games such asF1 24put players into auto-pilot mode, basically, the computer takes over while players view the pause screen. This idea can be used for FPS games as well, allowing bots to take over when players pause the game.
This idea is perfect for casual games but for ranked games, no such feature can be used. It’s important for players to understand that they are putting their team at a disadvantage when they are AFK.
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For Zombies mode, the developers could replicate the pause feature that EA has used for itsFCand the previousFIFAseries. In online matches, the game puts a pause queue and the game only gets paused when all players pause it. The same idea could be used for Zombies mode since it is a PvE mode, so all the players will be able to relax for a bit. The pause menu could have a short timer that would automatically resume the game after it runs out.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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