Using/not-using the pause button is a matter of personal preference. That you choose to not use it is certainly commendable....but the above statement has a caveat IMHO:
Since Shogun, my favorite unit has been the Horse Archer, and in RTW, they reached the height of their power (or over-power). In Shogun, I typically had at least 4 Cavalry Archers (sometimes more), and in RTW, when playing a HA faction, never less than 6. With that many spread all over the battlefield, sometimes on opposite ends, micro-managing is crucial to keeping them alive (unless you have the luxury of Armenian Cataphract Archers). For me, it's nearly impossible to keep track of them all without use of the pause button.
Having said that, the only other times I use pause is to click on individual units to switch weapons, and to pause the game for an away from the computer break
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