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XP - Practice vs. Ranked

• MichaelStroke 2,066 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 3:10 PM

  I've actually never played a practice round, so I have no clue about certain factors - one of which is XP.  All other things equal, do you get more XP from a practice round over a ranked round, less, or the exact same?  I was just wondering.

• ZioMio 4,680 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 3:25 PM

  Sightly more if you take mulligans, as they counts toward ball hits.

• MichaelStroke 2,066 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 3:33 PM

  ZioMio:

  Sightly more if you take mulligans, as they counts toward ball hits.

  Don't you get like 1 point for a hit though?

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 6:23 PM

  I think you get the most, generally, for a tourney. I would enter a unlimited tourney and buy the xp boost. Then, if I could, I'd time it out so I would start a round beore the last drop ran out then it lasts the whole round.

  I think the 18 hole rounds gave more xp than, say, two 9 hole games.

  Par 3 CC tourney games were fast and I've played many of those w/ xp boost.

• ZioMio 4,680 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 6:28 PM

  MichaelStroke:

  Don't you get like 1 point for a hit though

  Yea, but it is practice and I take a lot of mulligans. Aim for trouble and try pitch, punch and flop. On the greens I like to putt it around to see how the green rolls too.

• alosso 21,092 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 6:47 PM

  MichaelStroke:

  I've actually never played a practice round, so I have no clue about certain factors - one of which is XP.  All other things equal, do you get more XP from a practice round over a ranked round, less, or the exact same?  I was just wondering.

  18 holes, ranked or practice: 200 XPs

  9 holes, ranked or practice: 95 XPs

  Double XPs for tournaments.

  3 holes practice: 30 XPs

  1 hole practice: 0 XPs

  1 point per stroke, granted immediately.

• spdemon 1,588 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 6:52 PM

  alosso:

  18 holes, ranked or practice: 200 XPs

  9 holes, ranked or practice: 95 XPs

  plus the shots and or mulligans you take it adds up to more xp during practice this way 

  playing a 18 hole tournie would be the best way to get xp points and the fastest 

   

• alosso 21,092 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 7:05 PM

  Mulligans were excluded by "All other things equal".

  I agree to 18 hole tourney for an eager player.

  OTOH, the least time consuming way to collect XPs is the CDP:
  Three holes, 10 minutes, 910+ XPs.

• spdemon 1,588 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 7:16 PM

  alosso:

  Mulligans were excluded by "All other things equal".

   

  not when the xp points come into play they aren't

  for 1 you can take 15 shots per hole in practice not in stroke play then add mulligans and the xps go up far ( it dont kill your stats and can use the rock ball )

  good thing to know if you have never played a practice round as the OP has not 

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Wed, Sep 3 2014 9:14 PM

  There are more chances of crashes with practice mode, which is a pain if you are using a pass, as it disappears.