Does pausing during multiplayer count as cheating?

[Pandaprewmaster325]

As you know most if not all Games with online service allow for pausing the game , in RTS games like age of empires , warcraft 3 and others allow for a universal pause.

However since this pause impacts all players it can be abused by some people.....What to call such people I don't know cheaters? Now pausing the game doesn't impact the other player positively does it? All I can think of is adjusting your seat or rethinking for a second of what you are doing that is abusing the pause option to give yourself a slight advantage in maybe even mouse positioning hmmm maybe it actually impacts positively more than one way.

As such when should pausing be allowed? Should it ever be allowed? What if player x has to leave for a minute to attend something pretty quick ? Maybe wear a jacket close a door etc doesn't pausing allow the other player to have a more clear look into the game? Observing everything more clearly ? That is depending on the type of pause the game allows does the pause blacken the screen? Or does it just put "game is paused" text in middle of the screen?


Also should pausing be banned in higher level of play? Like pro scene...

[Szwagier]

pause is allowed, we are small community wait 1-2 min is not problem, if someone need to leave for 10 min, he can just say "SORRY need leave for 10min" and leave game

noone would be mad its only game, but if someone spam with pause everytime, that would be not accept