Hanswurst72:
Hello everybody,
it has been a glorious journey with all of you at this lovely virtual golf page. I want to thank everyone of the friends and former friends that I made here, especially all fellow Elite CC members and former WGT Ryder Cup players that I had many great talks and games with.
I would have to agree with the census - a sad and frustrating day indeed. To lose a player of Han's caliber is just another notch in WGT's - Belt of Destruction. I said it loooooog ago that WGT was slowly ruining what could have "remained" a FUN and CHALLENGING on-line game of SKILL. But WGT had to keep upgrading and upgrading and upgrading equipment and gb's to the point that the average Jo Blow (gamer) buys the BEST equipment and the BEST gb's and you have ANOTHER player with a "54 average". 54, 55, 56 average,,lol. Give me a break. I understand this is "on-line / virtual" but WGT should have drawn the line a looooong time ago and they didn't.
WGT is a business that like any other business needs to make a profit to survive and flourish. That profit now comes from NEW WGT members. Veteran players, especially
veteran players who play very few if not any RG’s and who have purchased all the high end equipment available, lets face it - are a burden to the business. As harsh as it may sound this is how WGT see's a veteran player leaving the game. It's not personal, it's business.
Hans and I go waaaaay back. Back to when Hans didn't belong to a CC. At the time The Elite CC was in its infancy and I got lucky that no one from Trans, or the Devs had seen him yet,,,lol. So I sent him a pm, a CC Invitation, and we have been very close friends ever since. We have had some GREAT times and many, many fun and exciting CC tournaments. I will miss seeing Hans compete. He has always been a threat in ANY competition be it in-house or community based. Farewell to a GREAT player, community member and most importantly, a TRUSTED and LOYAL friend. Thank you Hans. Jeff