Pause Menu for Ranked Games
I know this is already present in LCS, etc.
There should be an option for a team to pause the game for a specific amount of time. I think this will solve a lot of problems where when a player DCs, He will be able to rejoin without throwing the ENTIRE game by missing a couple minutes of play.
I see this prevalent a lot in recent gameplay where I personally have lost multiple games, where, in crunch time one of my team mates lost his connection, had to reset his client and we couldn't contest baron or handle the opposing teams split pushing, resulting in undeserved losses.
What I propose is fairly simple:
- teams are able to pause the game twice per game. If they wish to do it 3+ times, they can try again but the opposing team must approve of the pause at that point. 4+ times is too much time invested so I think there should be a determined limit to the number of pauses.
- each pause lasts up to (2 minutes?). During this time, you have no access to the ingame screen, it is completely frozen in place. If you wish to resume earlier you may vote on doing so.
- anyone can initiate a pause. There should be a pause warning so that teams do not abuse the pause in certain team fight/ganking situations.
Obviously the biggest flaw with pausing a game is the ability of it to contribute to the actual gameplay. Example, Annie can prepare her Q to hit the enemy immediately on resume. While this is a minor problem in that instance, it still could prove to be problematic, hence why I would suggest zero visibility while paused. However, players should still be able to use the chat ingame so they may communicate with their team and opposing team.
Tldr; have a pause game option for the team to eliminate the negative effects of a Disconnect
I just put down all my thoughts so id like suggestions/comments on it.