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Re: time running out while playing a round

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Wed, Jun 10 2015 7:34 PM (5 replies)
  • GEMORGAN
    14 Posts
    Tue, May 12 2015 7:14 PM

    More than once I have been on the eighth hole during the final round of a tournament and the timer kicks me out causing me to lose the tournament.

    I think the timer should not kick the player out if they have already started the round. 

    Please have the tech department write the code that  notices a player is in the process, and thus can not be kicked out while playing the round.

    Regards,

    GEMORGAN 

  • hpurey
    11,505 Posts
    Tue, May 19 2015 2:46 PM

    Round needs to be finished prior to the end time, not started.

     

    I have been there more than a few times.  Usually I know I am running low on time so I either don't start it if I don't think I'll finish in time or play very quickly.

     

     

  • ZioMio
    4,680 Posts
    Tue, May 19 2015 4:19 PM

    Time running short ... quick stop at the pro shop for some of this.

    Speed-Up Boost Plus (3x)

    The new Speed-Up Boosts will increase the speed of the ball display by over 3.0 times. The ball physics will be exactly the same, just displayed more than three times as fast, which means you can play in a lot less time. Purchase for a certain number of hits, turn on/off in the Game Menu, and your remaining hits display at the top of the game.

  • GEMORGAN
    14 Posts
    Wed, Jun 10 2015 4:42 PM

    It is a simple matter of the IT department editing the code to recognize that someone has started the game and not kick them out. 

    I work in IT.

    >if player ...start than continue, if player no start stop round at time 0:00>

    One line of code will solve the issue

     

  • CerinoDevoti
    3,232 Posts
    Wed, Jun 10 2015 6:40 PM

    GEMORGAN:

    It is a simple matter of the IT department editing the code to recognize that someone has started the game and not kick them out. 

    I work in IT.

    >if player ...start than continue, if player no start stop round at time 0:00>

    One line of code will solve the issue

     

    Even simpler for the player to recognize when the time will run out and complete the round before it's too late.

    Zero line of code will solve the issue.

  • andyson
    6,415 Posts
    Wed, Jun 10 2015 7:34 PM

    What about the player who, after you allow it to continue, saves the game, goes to bed, gets up 6 or 8 hours later?  Do you keep the tournament on hold?  More code.

    Then there's the disconnect after you allow it to continue, similar to above, maybe same code or maybe different code to resume.

    Somewhere you need code to decide how long the player can take to finish that round.  And then monitor that time.   He could play a shot, save, come back in an hour, play a shot, save, etc etc.......More code.  He could keep the tournament open for days.

    Just a thought or two...

     

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