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Re: What are you goys doing???

• CEverett12 14,177 Posts

  Sat, Jun 4 2016 4:47 PM

  Agreed ...

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Sat, Jun 4 2016 8:59 PM

  Crosshair22:

  I wish you guys would stay on subject. I was talking about delays in game and being disconnected.

  You're right, I missed that. Apparently I was all wet so disregard my post.  ;-)

• petervcpt 1,013 Posts

  Sun, Jun 12 2016 5:43 AM

  YankeeJim:

  This is exactly what makes this game real. You could read that part of your statement and wonder "is he talking about the real game or this game?"

  The reason someone thought you might be a gamer is because of your expectations here. You can't add 2 + 2 and expect 4 to be the answer, there's too many variables involved. Expecting 4 and not getting it leads to the frustration.

  The absolute best thing you can do for your particular game is to take your earned IRL golf smarts and apply them here. Play this game the same way you would IRL. I suspect you probably know just how to hit your real irons and what to expect (bit of honesty required here.) Can you say that about your virtual clubs? If you can, you're in a good place and just need to golf smarter. If you can't, learn.

  That's where the satisfaction comes from-knowing your game and executing it. This game replicates RL golf with programmed deviations from perfect-some in the equipment, some in the game. It doesn't kill the game, it just makes it quite realistic because you see the same thing here you see IRL, frustration included. :-)

  ^^^^^^^^ THIS!

  YJ absolutely nailed it.

  On a real course, I don't have the strength to hit huge drives so I try place the ball accurately on the (correct) side of the fairway to give me the best chance of getting to the green.

  This simulation - it's not a game in my opinion, really does encourage you to think, as YJ so eloquently points out above.

  Cheers,

  Peter

• tjune2016 588 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 4:21 AM

  You get paid by wgt to say they are doing a good job??? The problem with Wgt is they don"t give a crap if game has problems or not!!!   Plain and simple.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 11:16 AM

  Spoken like a true 3 month old TP with a grand total of 62 scored rounds. I can see you've applied yourself and are well qualified to make that determination. Not.

  FWIW, a lot of TPs feel the same way but then figure out its them, not the game, and then progress nicely.  :-)

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Thu, Jun 23 2016 1:58 PM

  YankeeJim:

  Crosshair22:

  I said "this game" not real golf. I do play real golf though, and my frustration is with my play, not  the course.

  This is exactly what makes this game real.

  Nail on the head.

  Yes this is a game, but it simulates many of the attributes real golfers have, in terms of shot results. That is exactly what has kept me playing.

  It is not a game you can clock in 2 weeks, for me it is always a learning process.

  Yes there are bugs, crashes and issues, but 98% of my games will finish as I play with friends and use workarounds. No I should not have to use workarounds for incompetent programming, but I do as I get a lot of enjoyment from the game.

  Most gamers only see winning or beating the game as the objective, and therefore do not have the patience to master the game. Conversely most golfers want to challenge themselves - you can play with mates but you are still battling the course.

  In other words, most gamers get frustrated as the cannot be an overnight success so they move onto another, easier game.