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Wgt- fair pricing

• BigArnL 851 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 11:16 AM

  I love to play here. But,It seems as those who cannot afford more $$, are not able to get the best in equipment, for the prices keep climbing.It is not a constant, to hear complaints from me...but if you cannot afford the higher priced items, then you know your game can lack, against the ones who can afford them. It seems as though, with anything "new," a higher price tag ensues.

  suggestion,-

  Idea*(Make an available list of item awards for achievements reached)...just giving the players a break on pricing would I believe, give WGT even more satisfied customers.

  BigArnL                           P.S.  this was written concerning the prices of new items.

  re-edited for explanation purposes.

   

• chuddlymccannon 298 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 11:30 AM

  I can see it already

  New award for hitting HIO on all the par 5's in the game............... 5% off your next purchase

  LOL

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 11:47 AM

  BigArnL:

  I love to play here. But,It seems as those who cannot afford more $, are not able to get the best in equipment, for the prices keep climbing.It is not a constant, to hear complaints from me...but if you cannot afford the higher priced items, then you know your game can lack, against the ones who can afford them. It seems as though, with anything new, a higher price tag ensues.

  suggestion,-

  Idea*(Make an available list of item awards for achievements reached)...just giving the players a break on pricing would I believe, give WGT even more satisfied customers.

  BigArnL

  To be accurate, the pricing here never goes up. We only see new equipment priced higher than some older equipment. I've never seen the price of an existing item increase.

  I have a way of looking at these matters. I don't feel we have a right to be a competitive player at one of the tiers. We have the opportunity to be competitive by our own accord if we choose. Those choices may have higher costs so in the end we're the ones deciding how much it costs to play here and how competitive we want to be. Some players have made the investment in experience and equipment to be very competitive, some haven't. Only we can decide which group is right for each of us. WGT has items on offer for us to make those decisions but they can't be held accountable for the choices we freely make.

• DAZZA501 5,972 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 12:34 PM

  CerinoDevoti:

  To be accurate, the pricing here never goes up. We only see new equipment priced higher than some older equipment. I've never seen the price of an existing item increase.

  Wgt's way around this is to replace old items with so called new items. For example, the z satin wedges at 200creds were replaced with the atv wedges at 495creds. However, the stats & performance were exactly the same.

• SPINO1 5,394 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 12:49 PM

  chuddlymccannon:

  I can see it already

  New award for hitting HIO on all the par 5's in the game............... 5% off your next purchase

  LOL

  5% wishfull thinking lol

   

• andwhy67 2,816 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 12:53 PM

  DAZZA501:

  Wgt's way around this is to replace old items with so called new items. For example, the z satin wedges at 200creds were replaced with the atv wedges at 495creds. However, the stats & performance were exactly the same.

  l had those wedges at one point and got rid, wish l hadn't!!

• renniw52 5,385 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 1:05 PM

  I have great equipment, it has not made me a great player. Equipment is a vital part of being more competitive, but the time you put into this, practicing, mapping courses, replaying shot after shot to get it close is more important. Getting as good as you possibly can with the putting is the real deal. I have mentioned more than enough times that I am not here to have my name at the top of the board. I don't take the time required to be one of the best on WGT. I play for the fun win or lose and that is what WGT is to me. It is true so true, if they come out with Virtual equipment that costs 100.00 for a new driver, there are people on here who can buy it and will. I have seen several lower tiered players with mediocre equip that can shoot my eyes out. That's a different discussion. Just decide what you want and expect out of a computer golf game and go from there. 

• donsprintr 2,063 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 1:07 PM

  Maybe if the VEM wasn't jacked up to the point of absurdity like it is now, WGT could justify the cost increases.

• BigArnL 851 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 1:53 PM

  CerinoDevoti:

  BigArnL:

  I love to play here. But,It seems as those who cannot afford more $, are not able to get the best in equipment, for the prices keep climbing.It is not a constant, to hear complaints from me...but if you cannot afford the higher priced items, then you know your game can lack, against the ones who can afford them. It seems as though, with anything new, a higher price tag ensues.

  suggestion,-

  Idea*(Make an available list of item awards for achievements reached)...just giving the players a break on pricing would I believe, give WGT even more satisfied customers.

  BigArnL

   

  To be accurate, the pricing here never goes up. We only see new equipment priced higher than some older equipment. I've never seen the price of an existing item increase.

  I have a way of looking at these matters. I don't feel we have a right to be a competitive player at one of the tiers. We have the opportunity to be competitive by our own accord if we choose. Those choices may have higher costs so in the end we're the ones deciding how much it costs to play here and how competitive we want to be. Some players have made the investment in experience and equipment to be very competitive, some haven't. Only we can decide which group is right for each of us. WGT has items on offer for us to make those decisions but they can't be held accountable for the choices we freely make.

   

  Accuracy being, I'm speaking of the introduction of newer items.Sorry for the misunderstanding.As far as accuracy goes, I believe there's players who would love to play some equipment, but know they cannot afford it.

   

   

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Tue, Mar 4 2014 5:43 PM

  BigArnL:

  CerinoDevoti:

  BigArnL:

  I love to play here. But,It seems as those who cannot afford more $, are not able to get the best in equipment, for the prices keep climbing.It is not a constant, to hear complaints from me...but if you cannot afford the higher priced items, then you know your game can lack, against the ones who can afford them. It seems as though, with anything new, a higher price tag ensues.

  suggestion,-

  Idea*(Make an available list of item awards for achievements reached)...just giving the players a break on pricing would I believe, give WGT even more satisfied customers.

  BigArnL

   

  To be accurate, the pricing here never goes up. We only see new equipment priced higher than some older equipment. I've never seen the price of an existing item increase.

  I have a way of looking at these matters. I don't feel we have a right to be a competitive player at one of the tiers. We have the opportunity to be competitive by our own accord if we choose. Those choices may have higher costs so in the end we're the ones deciding how much it costs to play here and how competitive we want to be. Some players have made the investment in experience and equipment to be very competitive, some haven't. Only we can decide which group is right for each of us. WGT has items on offer for us to make those decisions but they can't be held accountable for the choices we freely make.

   

  Accuracy being, I'm speaking of the introduction of newer items.Sorry for the misunderstanding.As far as accuracy goes, I believe there's players who would love to play some equipment, but know they cannot afford it.

  I'd love to drive a Ferrari and have a vacation home in Sicily but I can't afford it. That's life.