I agree with Faterson and jayjon (hope I got those spelled right). It is very frustrating that there is not more information forthcoming from this company to it's golf (and dare I say, paying) community, specifically regarding equipment issues. If you don't know what I am talking about, then scroll up as I am not here to regurgitate those points.
I understand that at the end of the proverbial day, WGT is a capitalist enterprise in the pursuit of maximizing it's profits. However, what I find hard to swallow is the double speak that comes out of the the mouths of the company spokespeople on here.
Now before I get jumped on for what I just wrote let me first say that I really like this game and I appreciate all the work, not only from a information technology standpoint that went into this game, because it truly is one of the most real virtual golf games out there, but also the back office stuff that eventually led to to WGT securing a huge financial partner in the USGA. Kudos to WGT's entrepreneurship drive. Your hard word and tenacious efforts in forging these partnerships, hopefully will improve the playing experiences of the WGT members.
However, I would be remiss if I did not point out that there has been a lot of talk by the aforementioned "WGT'ers" about proper gamesmanship and upholding the virtues of the great game of golf. Is it therefore not somewhat hypocritical to not act in a transparent way to your paying customers about upcoming product information? In the "spirit of the game"? Faterson is right. How is he supposed to plunk down the cash, which in a roundabout way WGT would force him to do, because of his improved ability which automatically bumped him up from his previous tier thereby rendering his current equipment practically obsolete.
I cannot speak for others but my objective in this game was not to reach the Master tier level. But, it is hard to not want to make birdies and eagles. It just happened, and then life as I knew it changed forever. The 30 bucks I had spent on the that set of clubs left with me the same feeling as if I had just been screwed over.
I don't blame Faterson for not succumbing to the lures of WGT. As a matter of fact I admire him for sticking to his guns and raising this utmost important issue.
I know there is no easy way for the WGT brass to deal with this. I thought that the idea of renting clubs was fabulous, and I used that a lot before finally settling on the kit that I have now. However, unless teasers, or what not can be provided, then I truly believe that a more equitable value be given when one sells back their obsolete equipment.
To profit from the game of golf, one should uphold it's virtues. Failing to do so merely coaxes vexation from the golf gods.