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*** Upcoming changes to putting grid ***

• frappefort 3,994 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 7:50 AM

  Last time i will talk about the new grid ,,,,,,      i still dont like it ,in two days  i have not been able to play a game under 31  ,verry frustrating .............          I think WGT made the new grid for the minority , minority is those using mobile devise like phone tablets ect   on small screen i guess  the big dots would help some putting .    but WGT forgot the majority here .                   I could be wrong  but i can not see why they changed something the majority never asked for .         So i will (Have no choice) continue putting  with the big dots ,but to be honest  i hope i dont get tired of the game, because of things like this, no other virtual  golf game comes close to this one .       So i ask WGT in power to  give us the option to use the original grid that was fine to start with .                  For those on this thread that said we are  winning ,crying ,complaining .   Saying  i dont like this grid  and why is not complaining , its telling WGT what we think of the new changes ......some for the good  most time , this time for the bad  nothing is perfect ,but it can be fixed, that i am sure .     last comment on this thread . Good golf day and good weekend all.    Francois (Frapp)

• Fuzzygazz 1,469 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 7:59 AM

  frappefort:

  I think WGT made the new grid for the minority , minority is those using mobile devise like phone tablets ect   on small screen i guess  the big dots would help some putting .    but WGT forgot the majority here .                   I could be wrong  but i can not see why they changed something the majority never asked for .  

  Good point. Why would I need a bigger dot? Oh on my app. That app will go the way of baseball. 3 strikes your out. 

• donkey00000 55 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 8:20 AM

  I WONDER WHETHER WGT IS GOING TO RESPOND/REPLY TO THIS THREAD OR RUN AWAY AND HIDE

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 8:28 AM

  frappefort:

  I think WGT made the new grid for the minority , minority is those using mobile devise like phone tablets ect   on small screen i guess  the big dots would help some putting

  Great point, F, never considered that. Borntobesting might be able to testify there as he plays on his phone sometimes. A good reason for WGT to factor in an on/off switch.

• chuddlymccannon 298 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 8:28 AM

  donkey00000:

  I WONDER WHETHER WGT IS GOING TO RESPOND/REPLY TO THIS THREAD OR RUN AWAY AND HIDE

  ROFLMFBO

• JAGUARGROWL 6 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 8:34 AM

  "you guysobviously forgot about the negative impact on the putting swing meter"

  IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!!

  TOTAL BALONEY MATE!  you guys should be Severely Penalized for screwing up the game!

  If its not broke. dont screw around with it!

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 8:42 AM

  Like most I had no issues with the dots as they were previously, and like other have said I have not seen any feedback from others that there was an issue with the dots.

  The brighter, larger dots were very noticeable on the green and relatively easy to adjust for.

  When using the Chip/Pitch shot mode from the fairway the larger, brighter dots obscure the flag stick making the Chip/Pitch shot mode green grid less useful than it was before for approach shots.

  It seems to be a solution to a problem that didn't exist.

  FWIW- the Replay bug was not yet fixed as of last night when I played 9 on KIawah's back 9.

  All in all WGT left a very poor impression (C- grade) with all the issues that were included with this latest update. It is utterly amazing the changes were not sufficiently tested, if they were in fact tested at all, before being made active for WGT's members. I suspect the people doing the testing are not sufficiently accomplished at playing WGT golf to thoroughly test updates.

   

• PaulH0070 1,339 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 11:10 AM

  This has got be become an option to turn on or off, an utter horrible addition to the game that NO-ONE asked for. And if some mad fool did ask for a load of blurry lumps of cotton wool to be filling the green then give them the option to use it and leave everyone else to what they want.

  Good point with the only reason being so it can used on other platforms, nail hit properly there. Not some BS about it being asked for.

  And no, sadly no improvement to putting meter here, just a massive distraction when picking the line. But, like the ambient noises that 'everyone' asked for, possibly it is only there to distract.

  A real step backwards on one of the last parts of the game that I thought would be mucked about with. Terrible decision.

• Fraenkel 2,252 Posts

  Fri, Feb 28 2014 2:47 PM

  Fraenkel:

  I know that it wouldn't possible but there any chance to get in the future a switch option to pass between the new one and the old version. The new putting grid is fine good but, personal opinion, the white dots are too much brilliant and too much big.

   

   

  I would like to remark this and hope the next update will be "the good way".

  David.

• sfarrell20 54 Posts

  Sat, Mar 1 2014 7:30 AM

  thank icon