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Group Play in Club Events?

• OzyPete10 21 Posts

  Sun, Oct 28 2012 4:01 PM

  Hi WGT, Have been noticing that in participation in Club Tournaments tends to be low – for a variety of reasons (differing skill levels, individual play only etc.).  One suggestion to raise the participation level could be to set-up a “group play” ability whereby you can lock in a foursome to play a round in Club Tournament together (a bit like alternate shot or skins etc.).  This way club members can play together and communicate with other members while they compete in a club tournament, which would help bring club members together more?  If on the day the 4 original members aren’t all in attendance, Is this at all possible to have the scanning system to invite/seek other members to join a group? Cheers, Pete

• BWeb 532 Posts

  Mon, Oct 29 2012 3:51 AM

  Great idea , seen it banded about in various threads  before and one excuse i remember seeing is the different  speed in which  people play the game . I always use 90 sec timer ,for the  simple reason if WGT goes all funky you have time to let meter go all the way through a few times  , with a 30 sec timer you have to hit on 2nd go atleast ,no matter what the meter does. ( plus with 90 sec timer you dont have to wait the whole 90 secs , i hit  well within 30secs alot of the time but occasionally need that bit longer to let meter calm down )

  Would  be terrific if wgt could implement it tho

  Brian

• cycle1979 1,555 Posts

  Mon, Oct 29 2012 9:28 AM

  If your participation is low why would this increase participation?  I'd look at other reasons why your participation may be low....

  On the other hand, I don't think it would be a bad idea to have a multiplayer option for tournament play as long as it isn't for credit play.  I could easily see ways players would cheat using this multiplayer mode similar to coercion in online poker.

  This multiplayer tourney mode has been mentioned many times in the forums and the cheating aspect is certainly something that may be a deterrent for WGT to implement this system.

• bypass07 1,360 Posts

  Mon, Oct 29 2012 12:01 PM

  i am all for the multiplayer games within country clubs. one addition i would like to see in all multiplayer games is the ability to pause the game momentarily for those moments one may be otherwise occupied.(bathroom breaks etc)

• OzyPete10 21 Posts

  Mon, Oct 29 2012 6:22 PM

  cycle1979:

   I could easily see ways players would cheat using this multiplayer mode similar to coercion in online poker

  cycle1979,   Not sure what you mean with this? Can you explain thanks.

  Cheers, Pete

• OzyPete10 21 Posts

  Mon, Oct 29 2012 6:23 PM

  bypass07:

  i am all for the multiplayer games within country clubs. one addition i would like to see in all multiplayer games is the ability to pause the game momentarily for those moments one may be otherwise occupied.(bathroom breaks etc)

  I like the idea of bathroom breaks button.

  Cheers, Pete

• cycle1979 1,555 Posts

  Tue, Oct 30 2012 5:05 AM

  OzyPete10:

  cycle1979:

   I could easily see ways players would cheat using this multiplayer mode similar to coercion in online poker

  cycle1979,   Not sure what you mean with this? Can you explain thanks.

  Cheers, Pete

  Do you think it would be an advantage if a few of your friends could tell you their exact shots and distances before you shoot?  It doesn't guarantee a better score but it certainly is an advantage over players that decide to play by themselves.

   

• OzyPete10 21 Posts

  Tue, Oct 30 2012 6:33 PM

  cycle1979:

  OzyPete10:

  cycle1979:

   I could easily see ways players would cheat using this multiplayer mode similar to coercion in online poker

  cycle1979,   Not sure what you mean with this? Can you explain thanks.

  Cheers, Pete

  Do you think it would be an advantage if a few of your friends could tell you their exact shots and distances before you shoot?  It doesn't guarantee a better score but it certainly is an advantage over players that decide to play by themselves.

   

   

   

  Cycle1979, Thanks for the insight on that. I see where you are coming from. 

   

  But tell me something…If you were the 4^th player hitting off on the 1^st hole and gained the best understanding of what club/distance to play, and then went on to win the hole or score the best score on that hole, you would then be the first player to hit-off on the next hole, and thus, giving the other players an advantage?  But I guess some players could work together and provide one player with advanced intel – but in this case I’d be notifying this to WGT Admin straight away and they would no doubt freeze all credits of the alleged suspect players and investigate.  So I don’t necessarily see there is much advantage overall.  Also the other aspect would be whether all players are of the same level/standard too?  Masters play off different tees to amateurs etc.  I just think a group play situation is more in keeping with the true game of golf and would be more social.

   

  Cheers, Pete

   

• bopag 78 Posts

  Wed, Oct 31 2012 5:46 AM

  cycle1979:

  OzyPete10:

  cycle1979:

   I could easily see ways players would cheat using this multiplayer mode similar to coercion in online poker

  cycle1979,   Not sure what you mean with this? Can you explain thanks.

  Cheers, Pete

  Do you think it would be an advantage if a few of your friends could tell you their exact shots and distances before you shoot?  It doesn't guarantee a better score but it certainly is an advantage over players that decide to play by themselves.

   

   

  Can you not do that now in an ALT Shot match where you and your partner can talk to each other over Skype or any other similar communication program.

  If you are playing an Alt Shot or BB  in RL do you not talk to your partner about what you are going to do. Even playing a single round would you not help out your opponent if he/she asking you for your advice.

  There is nothing in the rules of golf that says you cannot help another player while  playing

   

• cycle1979 1,555 Posts

  Wed, Oct 31 2012 7:01 AM

  Are you playing Alt Shot for credits?