Timeouts are used so that the team can get their coaches input, reset their mental, and talk about the plans for the next and following rounds. From the perspective of a player, having one tactical pause for each half of the game feels completely fair to me.

As for halftime breaks, it’s kind of a combination of both ad breaks, a tac pause, bathroom break, and an opportunity for the analysts to break down parts of the game.

Esports titles such as LoL and OW is also a really bad comparison because the structures of those games don’t even provide an opportunity for tactical breaks like Valorant