This game could use a game timer

What do you guys think. Maybe a little timer on the right side of the Bottom UI that gives us the game time. This could easily be used as a learning tool to help out newer players also.

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Reply #1 Top

Agree. I'd love to see 'time elapsed' somewhere (as an optional setting maybe) on the UI. I know it keeps track of it since it shows the elapsed time at the end of the game.

Reply #2 Top

+1 i would love this

Reply #3 Top

Yes, would be useful. 

 

Right now I just time it off of autosave ticks - every 15 minutes....

Reply #4 Top

Rather not. I don't want to think too much about my level of Sins addiction... x_x

Reply #5 Top

I want a game timer, as well, please.

Reply #6 Top

if it's optional?

Reply #7 Top

ya, i currently time stuff via autosaves. a timer might be nice, but i would perfer other features first. (even premade maps, player rating system...)

Reply #8 Top

Quoting Pbhead, reply 7
ya, i currently time stuff via autosaves. a timer might be nice, but i would perfer other features first. (even premade maps, player rating system...)
End of Pbhead's quote

^ This. Though if we get a timer it should be an optional feature that could be turned on or off.

Reply #9 Top

Well it is optional in SC2 I dont see why not on here.

Reply #10 Top

But then I would be forced to comes to terms with how much time I spend playing this game....

Reply #11 Top

It certainly couldn't hurt to add it. Civ games have it and they're comparable timesinks.

Reply #12 Top

Bump for Devs.

Reply #13 Top

I'm not sure... 

I kinda like turning on my 2nd screen to check the time and go "ohfuck.. it's 03:00 >.<"

Anyway, SIGNED! would be useful

Reply #14 Top

This has been asked for many times before.  It would be invaluable tool to figure out how you are doing.

Reply #15 Top

I came to this realization after analyzing an auqia replay heavily.

Reply #16 Top

Quoting SivCorp, reply 3
Right now I just time it off of autosave ticks - every 15 minutes....
End of SivCorp's quote

I've been using the autosaves as a timer too!  Especially now that mine autosaves every 1'40"!  (Mine used to be every 5 minutes)!   Are the more frequent autosaves a feature of Rebellion??  (To check the time after an autosave notice, hit menu, load game, switch to autosave list, and look at time on the top/last autosave, then just exit back out to the game). 

But I too would really like an on-screen timer.  Like the replay clock/timer.

Reply #17 Top

It would make a good benchmark, especially if we start to get some youtube tutorials up to help newer players we can give them a rough estimate about the times that they should use.

 

I don't know I am excited for this I hope we get a dev response that won't tell us this will be a DLC.