diff --git a/osu-framework b/osu-framework
index 67f3958036..f8e5b10f68 160000
--- a/osu-framework
+++ b/osu-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 67f39580365f7d0a42f8788eae2b60881dde1c67
+Subproject commit f8e5b10f6883af83ffbc431b03fe4ee3e89797a6
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 7e16030ec3..2c39a82245 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            AddInternal(ratioContainer = new RatioAdjust
+            base.Content.Add(ratioContainer = new RatioAdjust
             {
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
index a85af251c5..2836be22ae 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
@@ -206,18 +206,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         private long? lastMessageId;
 
-        private List<Channel> careChannels;
+        private readonly List<Channel> careChannels = new List<Channel>();
 
         private readonly List<DrawableChannel> loadedChannels = new List<DrawableChannel>();
 
         private void initializeChannels()
         {
-            currentChannelContainer.Clear();
-
-            loadedChannels.Clear();
-
-            careChannels = new List<Channel>();
-
             SpriteText loading;
             Add(loading = new OsuSpriteText
             {
@@ -232,8 +226,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             ListChannelsRequest req = new ListChannelsRequest();
             req.Success += delegate (List<Channel> channels)
             {
-                Debug.Assert(careChannels.Count == 0);
-
                 Scheduler.Add(delegate
                 {
                     loading.FadeOut(100);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 8ee0de12b9..68fbbaddcc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public Action RestartRequested;
 
-        public bool IsPaused => !decoupledClock.IsRunning;
+        public bool IsPaused { get; private set; }
 
         internal override bool AllowRulesetChange => false;
 
@@ -264,19 +264,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             if (!canPause && !force) return;
 
-            // the actual pausing is potentially happening on a different thread.
-            // we want to wait for the source clock to stop so we can be sure all components are in a stable state.
-            if (!IsPaused)
-            {
-                decoupledClock.Stop();
+            if (IsPaused) return;
 
-                Schedule(() => Pause(force));
-                return;
-            }
+            // stop the decoupled clock (stops the audio eventually)
+            decoupledClock.Stop();
+
+            // stop processing updatess on the offset clock (instantly freezes time for all our components)
+            offsetClock.ProcessSourceClockFrames = false;
+
+            IsPaused = true;
 
             // we need to do a final check after all of our children have processed up to the paused clock time.
-            // this is to cover cases where, for instance, the player fails in the last processed frame (which would change canPause).
-            // as the scheduler runs before children updates, let's schedule for the next frame.
+            // this is to cover cases where, for instance, the player fails in the current processing frame.
             Schedule(() =>
             {
                 if (!canPause) return;
@@ -291,6 +290,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public void Resume()
         {
+            if (!IsPaused) return;
+
+            IsPaused = false;
+            offsetClock.ProcessSourceClockFrames = true;
+
             lastPauseActionTime = Time.Current;
             hudOverlay.KeyCounter.IsCounting = true;
             hudOverlay.Progress.Hide();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index fbdaa948cc..4df24c1314 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (beatmap == SelectedBeatmap) return;
+
             foreach (BeatmapGroup group in groups)
             {
                 var panel = group.BeatmapPanels.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Beatmap.Equals(beatmap));
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 if (selectedGroup == null || selectedGroup.State == BeatmapGroupState.Hidden)
                     SelectNext();
                 else
-                    selectGroup(selectedGroup);
+                    selectGroup(selectedGroup, selectedPanel);
             };
 
             filterTask?.Cancel();
@@ -339,6 +341,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                     selectedGroup.State = BeatmapGroupState.Collapsed;
 
                 group.State = BeatmapGroupState.Expanded;
+                group.SelectedPanel = panel;
+
                 panel.State = PanelSelectedState.Selected;
 
                 if (selectedPanel == panel) return;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs
index b750fc9bbe..abe54375cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapDetails.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             get { return beatmap; }
             set
             {
+                if (beatmap == value) return;
+
                 beatmap = value;
 
                 pendingBeatmapSwitch?.Cancel();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
index a136e298b5..a7aa752d65 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Leaderboards
             get { return beatmap; }
             set
             {
+                if (beatmap == value) return;
+
                 beatmap = value;
                 Scores = null;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 4438b656b0..4982ca096f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -313,15 +313,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         {
             bool beatmapSetChange = false;
 
-            if (!beatmap.Equals(Beatmap?.BeatmapInfo))
+            if (beatmap.Equals(Beatmap?.BeatmapInfo))
+                return;
+
+            if (beatmap.BeatmapSetInfoID == selectionChangeNoBounce?.BeatmapSetInfoID)
+                sampleChangeDifficulty.Play();
+            else
             {
-                if (beatmap.BeatmapSetInfoID == selectionChangeNoBounce?.BeatmapSetInfoID)
-                    sampleChangeDifficulty.Play();
-                else
-                {
-                    sampleChangeBeatmap.Play();
-                    beatmapSetChange = true;
-                }
+                sampleChangeBeatmap.Play();
+                beatmapSetChange = true;
             }
 
             selectionChangeNoBounce = beatmap;