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*** More Realistic Rough Conditions ***

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Sat, Jan 31 2015 5:16 PM

  Actually I'm starting to like it now.   The old way, my flop shots bounced and then stop dead. Now they bounce and run on a little, which I think is better.  A bit more practice and they might be rolling into the hole.

  -Roger

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Sat, Jan 31 2015 6:38 PM

  mantis0014:

  Now they bounce and run on a little, which I think is better.  A bit more practice and they might be rolling into the hole.

   

  My thoughts exactly.  :)

   

  Now, if they'd just add some spin to bunker shots. lol

• CaliKid68 14 Posts

  Sat, Jan 31 2015 11:01 PM

  The game used to be logical. Now it's fantasy. My best shots I used to earn. Now most of my best shots come from what normally would be deservedly terrible. 

  Seems like every time wgt wants to "improve the game" " its simply a way to add strokes to your play,  more balls more profits.....I won't speak for anyone else but personally, a few more "improvements" and it just won't be worth playing. 

• Fraenkel 2,252 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 5:03 AM

  Or they can "add" some new Cally irons or anyway a new (but old) good PING G30's.

  The practice will be more fun with new clubs to test.

• DrSlick 142 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 7:45 AM

  Fraenkel:

  Or they can "add" some new Cally irons or anyway a new (but old) good PING G30's.

  The practice will be more fun with new clubs to test.

  Yes, I still can't get over WGT and the no clubs for L90s - L96 players...So, those new Cally irons will come in at L110 or so lol

   

• TopShelf2010 10,932 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 10:22 AM

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• Shoahey 1,309 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 2:15 PM

  You should also do this for bunkers. Being in the bunker and not being able to reach the green as realistically as the real golfers do is beyond a joke!!!

• DrSlick 142 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 7:35 PM

  Dang you high level guys - lol

  TopShelf2010:

  DrSlick:

  So, those new Cally irons will come in at L110 or so lol

  Level 110 you say? I am okay with that.

  LOL

   

• Doitfaster 445 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 8:14 PM

  CaliKid68:

  Seems like every time wgt wants to "improve the game" " its simply a way to add strokes to your play,  more balls more profits.....I won't speak for anyone else but personally, a few more "improvements" and it just won't be worth playing. 

  Well Stated!!   becoming a joke.   maybe we could play after a ice storm and wtg can cover everything with ice ?   Sell Boots in the pro shop to walk on the frozen ice. So much for realistic improvements.

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Sun, Feb 1 2015 9:10 PM

  I haven't read this post concerning the rough changes until now. I was unaware of any changes, and just found out the hard way that countless balls, and hours spent mapping and getting distances correct (or close to correct) was all for naught. 40/50 rough, from 100 yds and in, I had it down to 90% of the time, I could get inside 3-5ft. Just played Merion, and on #2, and if I have a tailwind, I will drive that 40/50 rough in front of green and 99% of the time put my 2nd shot inside 5ft or better. I just did the same thing I've done for over a year, and ended up with a 25ft putt from above the hole. Since I record all of my play, I went back to see if I had hit the wrong club. Nope. Did everything right. Well, except for not reading this thread when it came out (and we ALL know the real, honest to goodness new players, have NO IDEA this forum is here, so they won't even see this thread/post). 

  This is NOT something to "help the newer players". 90% of the "new" players are old players starting over. This is just a way to make players who have practiced and mapped, and spent balls getting certain shots down, to start over (in essence, making old players into new players and hoping to grab a few extra bucks from ball purchases). 

  I rarely complain about new things added or done, but this is all about ball usage and money. Everyone knows you can't map clubs/distances correctly with starter balls, or practice mode, either, for that matter. 

  My God, I'm slowly becoming more and more disenfranchised with this game and WGT's ridiculous business tactics. It's cool to make money. That's what businesses do. But, this is becoming even more deceptive of a business practice than I had when I had a car dealership (and I was a deceptive SOB...and very good at it). Car dealers and lawyers are beginning to resemble Mother Teresa when compared to this craziness. 

  Fixing things that are not broken is absolutely STUPID. Fix some of the things that ARE broken, please.

  Want to make this perform more like real golf? Remove "beta" from a 7-8 year old game. Do away with the legal manipulation. 

  Please stop playing those of us who enjoy this game for fools. I used to look forward to logging in and playing. Used to.