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Slow Meter Boost

• BillyMayfair 4,632 Posts

  Thu, May 21 2015 9:37 PM

  DAZZA501:

  If it was limited to 1 FB per 9 holes then it wouldn't be a bad idea.

  A much better way to do it would of been to add the cost of it to the balls. Buy a sleeve of your chosen balls with FB add on at an extra 100cr a sleeve. This would give you 1 FB for every 9 holes you play. Would be great for those tricky holes like Conga 11 with the water on the right when you have a right to left wind.

  Darren, like Mike,  I have to strongly disagree also.  Even one FB in any competition is one too many...

  ...next up "Buy a Mulligan" in ranked and competitive rounds....

  Wayne (BillyMayfair)

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Thu, May 21 2015 10:17 PM

  This 'extra focus' addition is a little like the very animated 'Powerstar Golf' which features special powers which can be procured.

  The are things like extra distance single drive comet balls, or a multi-ball fragmentation where you get the optimal ball that landed. Or another flashy magnetic pin effect which sucks the ball to the pin. These are gimmicks but nonetheless very animated.

  I wouldn't spend the money to buy this graphically intense golf game, but I do watch some streamers play it on twitch. 

  I haven't read all the comments on the FB but has anyone tried it? I bet it could sometimes have what is called 'the cobra effect' in which it wouldn't have a rewarding outcome.

  Heck, I didn't have rewarding results when I used a slow meter ball w/ the Ping G25 L59 irons. The pace was off...too slow, if you could believe it.

  But one of the most exhilarating games I played was months ago using a starter ball, while streaming on Twitch using this 2-3 GB RAM laptop, I was peggin' max but I managed 5 under in 9 holes. I don't even attempt to stream WGT anymore, lately, until I upgrade. But that was the 'anti-focus boost' with my meter shaking like Jello. 

• tigerfan1506 3,193 Posts

  Thu, May 21 2015 10:40 PM

  Im done playing anything but our CC tournaments (we have banned the use of FB)  and random games with friends.

  Just shameful on WGT's part to not only allow cheating in tournaments, but actually profit from it.

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 12:41 AM

  Is this the reason day trippers to coffee shops weren't banned ?

  Because they knew the same aid would be sold legally soon ....

• bubbsboy 6,879 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 1:08 AM

  tigerfan1506:

  Im done playing anything but our CC tournaments (we have banned the use of FB)  and random games with friends.

  Just shameful on WGT's part to not only allow cheating in tournaments, but actually profit from it.

  So have we, as i stated in post somewhere else that 95% of my members dont come on here, so i had to explain what the mysterious green flash was, then i stated do not use

  But how do you know if a member has used it in a club comp?

  WGT are compete and utter money grabbing fools, spoilt a competative game

  Bubbs

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 4:58 AM

  bubbsboy:

  But how do you know if a member has used it in a club comp?

  By looking at the activity on the player's profile. It will show purchases.

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 6:24 AM

  YankeeJim:

  bubbsboy:

  But how do you know if a member has used it in a club comp?

  By looking at the activity on the player's profile. It will show purchases.

  CC's having to police their own members in case anyone is using WGT licensed cheatware.

  Seems it's only us, the honest players, who have any integrity left. 

  WGT are now in the business of selling tournament wins for credits.

  And not 1 word from WGT concerning focus (cheat) boost.

   

   

• racoondad 322 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 7:08 AM

  YankeeJim:

  bubbsboy:

  But how do you know if a member has used it in a club comp?

  By looking at the activity on the player's profile. It will show purchases.

  I'm expecting wgt will remove focus boost purchases from activity history in next update. Wgt can and will act quickly if it's something affects their $ stream.

• 9,041 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 7:27 AM

  racoondad:

  I'm expecting wgt will remove focus boost purchases from activity history in next update. Wgt can and will act quickly if it's something affects their $ stream.

  Thought exactly ^^ that !!  ;-)

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, May 22 2015 7:40 AM

  PaulTon:

  Seems it's only us, the honest players, who have any integrity left. 

  And now even that is subject to doubt. Used to be when you won something it was because you applied yourself and played well. Now you're always going to have to wonder if you really lost or were beaten by a gimmick.

  Been here over 6 years and have always been a supporter of the game. This stupidness makes me gag.