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Get rid of the 2.30 TIMER

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chrisironsbones

3,524 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 10:10 AM

Just got stung for the first time (will definitely NOT BE THE LAST) due to the change from 5 minutes to 2.30 timer in matchplay challenge. My daughter pressed off switch on PC by mistake, and It took 2.45 minutes to boot back up and get online. OF course when i got back I had LOST MY CREDITS. Who's wise idea was it to tamper with the timer in the first place????

Yes, If its a FREE GAME have the shortest timer you ever want. But when there's credits riding on a macth KEEP IT AT 5 MINUTES. We get screwed enough money wise playing WGT without the added hazard of a 2.30 minute timer. what ever customers want, WGT seem to do the opposite just to annoy them. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE put $$ matches back to 5 minutes. How many other poor players will get stung by this action?? My poor 4 year old daughter (who likes watching me play) was GUTTED and nearly in tears when she realised a game we were winning at the time got ruined by this stupid new idea of a timer. Stop living in a fantasy land and give the customers what they really want. Alll those posts about moving the timer fall on deaf ears as usual.

Can I also ask a simple question. Do any of the WGT ACTUALLY PLAY THIS GAME?? If they did they would realise that 2.30 is not enough when getting disconnected. Either by game freezes or your own PC.

9,041 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 10:18 AM

chrisironsbones:
Just got stung for the first time (will definitely NOT BE THE LAST) due to the change from 5 minutes to 2.30 timer in matchplay challenge. My daughter pressed off switch on PC by mistake, and It took 2.45 minutes to boot back up and get online. OF course when i got back I had LOST MY CREDITS. Who's wise idea was it to tamper with the timer in the first place????

See you got a MPC game at last......be careful what you wish for. :)

WGTicon

12,511 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 10:56 AM

We're still collecting feedback on it. Thanks for the report:)

One thing to consider though: why should a timer be different for credit or non-credit game if the idea is to allow ample time for someone to get back in case of a disconnect?

-wgticon

CerinoDevoti

3,232 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 10:57 AM

I distinctly remember reading posts here complaining that the timer was too long at 5:00 minutes. Players hated having to wait that long to find out the person they were playing had quit. Too long, too short, it's all a guess anyway.

Golfspieler

1,614 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 11:03 AM

True Icon, it should be same for both types of games. I play mostly alternate shot games with friends and some have issues getting reconnected in so short a time. I can see why Chris would be upset but it's too short for non- credit games as well. Really sucks when you have a great game going and some1 can not get back in time.

Golfspieler

1,614 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 11:06 AM

CerinoDevoti:

I distinctly remember reading posts here complaining that the timer was too long at 5:00 minutes. Players hated having to wait that long to find out the person they were playing had quit. Too long, too short, it's all a guess anyway.

There is always a vocal minority that have nothing better to do than write here all day and complain about stuff. Too bad they got their way on this one.

alosso

21,088 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 11:22 AM

+1!

WGT might lengthen the time in steps until the "too long" complaints keep up with the "too short" ones. Sometimes peace is the compromise between evils :)

YankeeJim

25,827 Posts

Mon, Mar 18 2013 11:30 AM

chrisironsbones:
My daughter pressed off switch on PC by mistake, and It took 2.45 minutes to boot back up and get online. OF course when i got back I had LOST MY CREDITS.

Dock her allowance. :-D

(You do have a case, though.)