Hi DAZZA,
I understand you are probably using hyperbole when you say
DAZZA501:The trouble is, everytime someone finds a glitch in the game they come here and post how to do it. Instead of reporting it to wgt like you should do.
(emphasis added)
However, I wanted to sincerely respectfully say that I'm not included in that "every time" as I already stated in paragraph 9 of my first post on page 6 of this thread.
Back in the first week of September 2013 when I first discovered this method by accident on the last hole of a Best of Par 3 practice game, I reported this to a WGT representative and told absolutely no one.
If I recall correctly, I was trying to get my level up on the exact XP required and I was taking mulligans. To my shock and dismay, I leveled up to level 79 way sooner than I expected.
I played another round to find out what was going on and to see if this was as a result of the late August maintenance and product release and to see if I could replicate it. Once I figured out what was causing it, I ceased using it and reported it immediately. I played my games as if it didn't exist, except for when I purposefully chose to avoid mulligans and extra shots on the last holes of my practice rounds for Tough-It-Out III—a choice that proved to be distracting and restricting.
I presumed it would be fixed a short time after I reported it, or at latest, during that month's maintenance and product release on September 25, 2013. It was not fixed, as I again found out by accident when playing another practice game in the first week [EDIT@7:35AM PST: early part] of October.
I sent WGT another notification about this issue on October 11th, 2013. I gave a more detailed explanation of how it is done and the possibility of gaining millions of XP points per round. I don't remember trying the use of mulligans but I at least assumed it was possible as I just reread my October report to WGT and I mentioned the possibility of the mulligan feature being used for gaining enormous amounts of XP in one round.
I strongly considered using this method to gain TONS of XP points, but again, I refrained because I did not want to offend others who gained their XP without this glitch (reasons I stated in paragraph 2 of my 1st post on page 6) and told no one.
I do not remember the exploit clause in the WGT Terms and Conditions (Ts & Cs) at the time I first reported this to WGT. I am 99% sure it was in the Ts & Cs back in September, I guess I just didn't take the time to search for a clause about exploits as I did on Sunday this week. (See Terms & Conditions, press [Ctrl] + [F], then type in "exploit" and press enter 3 times to see it)
At the time of discovering this method, I don't remember even thinking that the use of this method might be considered as a violation of the Ts & Cs as a reason not to use it and tell others. I mainly considered the possibility of enormous misuse/abuse if knowledge of this method was prevalent and the very likely subsequent outrage by people I respect.
JMan