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Pebble Beach is ON!

Wed, Nov 18 2015 2:19 PM (76 replies)
  • Mushy01
    2,567 Posts
    Sat, Apr 25 2015 4:44 PM

    Think of it along the lines of a classroom full of hungry kids and one bag of sweets.

    throw the full bag into the middle of the room and there will be bedlam for 2 mins afore the room quickly empties of un interested kids,

    feed them one sweet at a time every few minutes and you keep the whole classroom interested for longer.

    ie: feed the members one course at a time over long periods of time.

    Bad business sense ?

     

     

  • sclipper
    31 Posts
    Fri, May 1 2015 2:14 AM

    At the moment non-golf related stuff as I still have yet to buy a console.  I haven't played wgt for months and don't really have the urge to.  It's a great game but equipment is priced high, new ball prices are insanity and really, when you can buy a golf game, it seems an awful lot of money to waste only to be drip fed courses over yearly (and greater with pebble beach) time spans.  

     

    I'll probably go after The Golf Club when I do get a console as it has extensive course creation options and forum were players can share their own designs (including remakes of any classic under the sun).  The mechanics don't look quite as smooth as WGT's but, at the same time, I don't need to pay ludicrous prices continually all the while being told that there is no need for more courses despite plenty of people saying the complete opposite.  

  • sclipper
    31 Posts
    Fri, May 1 2015 2:18 AM

    Mushy01:

    Think of it along the lines of a classroom full of hungry kids and one bag of sweets.

    throw the full bag into the middle of the room and there will be bedlam for 2 mins afore the room quickly empties of un interested kids,

    feed them one sweet at a time every few minutes and you keep the whole classroom interested for longer.

    ie: feed the members one course at a time over long periods of time.

    Bad business sense ?

     

     

     

    Think of it like this then:  the teacher has taken so long to distribute any candy that most of the kids are leaving - a few new kids, tempted by the promise of candy, are arriving.  WGT probably makes most of its money off new players (equipment, balls, etc) and so, sadly, there is no emphasis to introduce more courses at a greater pace as, when you first start, there is enough courses.   After a certain amount of time does the reality that the choices are too linear come into play.

     

    The introduction of Bandon Dunes was a real hammer blow as well - an all par 3 course in which every hole feels remarkably similar.  Not a good addition by any means.

  • LuckyMcD23
    10 Posts
    Tue, Nov 17 2015 9:04 PM

    10 months after this thread was started, and six months after the most recent post...Pebble Beach is ON!

  • arikuld
    108 Posts
    Wed, Nov 18 2015 11:55 AM

    Well, I can´t see it. Perhaps a secret path to it?

    Ari

  • YankeeJim
    25,827 Posts
    Wed, Nov 18 2015 12:08 PM
  • arikuld
    108 Posts
    Wed, Nov 18 2015 2:19 PM

    Aha, I see. thanks Jim.

    Ari

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