I'd like to add that I was there live at the first time the two streamers tried to see each other and they were both connected to the online.
There were some other hiccups though, basically NAT related.
The second time, one of them could not connect to the servers.
It is all a bit inconclusive, but at the same time, we were told meeting someone else is SOOOOOOOOOO rare and then we got it day 1 and it doesn't work.... it's just something people latch on to.
I personally believe it should be tried again when the servers are fine and both people have a proper network connection and until then it is not disproven.
And I say this as the guy who made a video about the thing for a laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv1CkZXBROc
Has anyone shown the proper pause btw?
On streams I never see the animals and such actually stop moving in the background when you have your menu and such open.
Is the inventory not the pause? Can anyone confirm pause is in the game?