Worry not. Pausing time appears to be in. (Gaming)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Thursday, February 23, 2017, 14:40 (2830 days ago) @ Ragashingo

A bit more clarification:

• The power wheel is gone. It sounds like you'll have three powers on hot key at all times similar to Mass Effect 3's multiplayer.
  
• You can piece together and quickly swap between up to four "favorites" that group powers and (I think) weapons. So you could make a sniping favorite with cloak and a sniper rifle and long range crowd control abilities equipped then switch to a close range favorite that would give you better close range abilities and weapons.
  
• You can no longer order your squad to lay down a specific power but appear to be able to order them to go to a place and order them to attack a specific enemy. It sounds like they are supposed to be smart enough to prime an enemy with the right biotic or tech power or to use one of their powers to detonate whatever you set up.
  
• You can still freeze gameplay anytime you want by bringing up the weapon wheel menu.

All in all, I really liked the look of the updated gameplay, but it sounds like it will be a little more difficult for someone who doesn't play as many games. You won't be able to freeze time and hit a target with just the right power, for instance.