Why not? I co-op with my wife mostly, sitting in the same room.
Comment on More Online CO-OP Games should have option to pause
Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
So everyone has to wait while you go to the toilet?
Mika@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
Gremour@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If I recall correctly, Starcraft 2 has a pause in online match. Other players get pause screen and can unpause the game. It all comes down to both(all) players agree on pause, and can be useful if correctly implemented.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Payday 3, if all players enter the pause menu, the game actually pauses. Anyone can exit the menu at any time, and re-enter it - which again pauses the game, if all other players remain in the pause menu.
It’s nice because it lets players loot and plan while others are away, but if they too need to afk, the team isn’t screwed by a guard coming around a corner with nobody to react.
Nima@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
people gotta poop sometimes, man. I know you really want to sell those cabbages but give 'em five minutes or so.
also it’s nice if someone has kids and needs to go afk.
twinklefruit@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
Yes, exactly.
MBech@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
In a coop game? They’re going to wait nomatter what, if not, it’s not really a coop game, if coop isn’t needed.
Goodeye8@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
There are levels to coop. Of course in something like Chained together you have to wait because your character is literally chained to the other character. But I think most people would agree that Valheim is designed with coop in mind. If someone goes to the toilet others can still collect wood, expand the base etc. The more open-ended the game is the less it becomes a requirement to stop the game for everyone else.
That is of course if you’re not some kind of a coop purist. If you are then there’s no room for nuance here and this discussion is irrelevant.