Multiplayer: Pre-game commitment
Other (objects, etc.) concept
Player has to commit to a significant choice, such as character/class or loadout before entering a game where they can discuss the overall plan with the other allied players.
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PS4 2013-11-15
WIN 2015-05-22
WIN 2011
WIN 2012-04-03
This does not mean the pre-match warmup period where you've already joined a game but no scoring or similar can be done, which is confusingly sometimes called pre-game.
See also: preselected equipment (similar, but can happen at start of the game rather than before)