I pause A LOT. I want my troops to be doing EXACTLY what I want them to do EXACTLY when I want them to do it. Sometimes this means manually moving troops to an exact location instead of right click attacking a unit, or charging through a unit in order to make sure all soldiers are attacking and not slowly advancing with swords drawn while 3 soldiers fight, or running in a totally different direction because you had more than 1 unit selected at a time.

Since my troops generally behave like retards unless I monitor their every move and tell them what to do individually and sometimes multiple times the pause button is absolutely essential for me.

Also, I LOVE the artwork in this game. Pausing does give me a chance to zoom in and enjoy the action. Pausing before an elephant rush hits home ensures front row seats for the ensuing carnage.