Able to freelook while paused

[Jesse Enemy Gamer]

Noticed that whenever the game is paused you can freely look around to line up shots, scout for enemies, look for an escape, etc.

I think the mouse should be locked down while the game state is paused to stop people from switching targets in zero time or accessing information they shouldn't have.

 

[amauruss]

Not a bug. Everyone can free-look while it's paused. If someone is doing a tactical pause, just unpause. If no one is DC'd you can unpause in just a few seconds.

 

[OMGparticles]

I don't mind people being able to free-look while paused, but I also agree that you shouldn't be able to line up skill shots like Vindicta's ult and have it fire the instant the game resumes. I think a healthy solution could be to allow free-look while the pause is active, but then lock the view back to where it was before the pause when the countdown to resume the game starts.

 

[mfgames788]

Yeah, 30 seconds for the unpause is PLENTY of time for someone to line up a skill shot or if you're on non-game voice chat discuss a strategy mid fight. Overall it also just feels awful to get paused mid-action. The ability to line things up also really benefits some characters and encourages pause abuse.