The more and more I think about this today the more and more i am so disheartened by WGT.
We have to put up with an 'ours & yours' attitude.
At one time I am sure the community here felt fairly well together. The generosity of Xmas pouring out for all.
i doubt we will see that again.
Sure we held in esteem the likes of BBruges, and Danscam etc etc. We learnt from their tutorials and advice.
We may have applauded them for their efforts in gaining some reward/ prizes from WGT..... no longer.
WGT have taken any incentive away from entering RG's et al for the hope of winning major credits to pursue a prize of value.
I feel with the apathy i have for this game now, it will send more people away faster.
Player retention will decline even further than it is now.
WGT bring in these exorbitant prices for basic fun things and it just divides the elite players further from the general population, kinda like the acute segregation of classes in India?
So, now the Community begin to get all 'WGT' on themselves and get like the miser that WGT is.
"No way I am sending you a sleeve of balls, i need just 200,000 more for a blue shirt."
Many people thought that 800 credits was too much for an avatar, I would have accepted 2000 or even 3000 for a customisable option.
They have bitten the hand that feeds them.
and as Pizza boy has obviously reiterated from his superiors, "time will tell".
In time this angst will fade away, some will buy the avatars/ bags, the new breed of players join with super fast tier progression, faster leveling up, faster games played, faster revenue per player increase and , WGT will tell each other, "see I told you so".
In the meantime their foot print is on thousands of peoples faces they just kicked.
Taking away the gift cards and leaving no other option but to sell pixels and nothing of any tangible value.
Many old time Legends of WGT early days from 2009/ 2010 are no longer playing due to this BS, and with this new incentive from WGT, the ones that are still here will leave even faster.
Oh well....
Whats next?
Ability to create Tiered Tourneys in Country Clubs for 50,000cr a game
Improved Swing Meter for 1,000,000cr?
Fair suck of the sauce bottle mate!
PayPal; $50 for $200 worth of credits, played in a few forfeited MPC (Someone will work out the dynamic)
Paypal; Pay half price in real cash, and buy 'my friend' x equipment.
We will now see a Black Market in WGT as players now begin to support the new one on the horizon, Perfect Golf.