I recently sent this letter to WGT and wanted to post it on the forums. I know there will be those who disagree but this is my opinion.
To WGT,
I really do like this game,... and I don't mind paying for the
equipment and balls to be better. Most on my friends list and those I
have chatted with feel the same way. However, there are some major
concerns that I am sure you have heard before.
I have never said,.."I was WGT'ed" when i hit a bad
shot. There is always something I overlooked or failed to do.
With that said:
For one thing,...I really think your way of allowing people people to buy equipment needs to be modified. I have tried my best to "tier up" and while I am trying there are those,
as you are aware, that sandbag using this "leveling up" method instead
of tiering up. It makes it really difficult when a player is
outrageously good but purposefully keeps his or her score low to avoid
tiering to keep, sometimes, an 80 to 100+ yard advantage from the tee.
I know this game is about profit,... otherwise it cannot work. However
it should be fair as well. This is just one player among many doing
this,.... plaer name withheld,... since tour master has only 2 rated games and holds
a 63 avg,... yet he is able to literally blow Legends away because of
the disadvantage in clubs. Yet to get to better clubs for Legends or others who improved their game quickly you
have to reach levels that require 100's of thousands of more experience
points to get equipment or do as someTour Mastes and lower tier players do. Go for the "levels" instead of the tier.
I hope this concern doesn't get dismissed because it is a community concern.
Now also since the total number of rated games has significantly been
raised for Legends to tier up, some Tour Legends and Champions are
accusing us of sandbagging. I want to achieve what I think I am capable
of but it is getting tiresome to think I have to play another 2-3 years
before I can tier up myself.
While I am writing ,.. there is one more contention I would like to address.
On the PGA tour with the most capable players in the game,... they do
not restrict their vision or otherwise make it difficult,... the
conditions are difficult enough for Legends thru Tour Champion so why is
it you poke a stick in our eyes as we get better????
Why do you take views and camera angles away?? Some shots around the
greens, no matter what view you use , are worthless and you have to make a guess. Kiawah is a good example of that.
Again,... I love this game but some adjustments do need to be made.
Thank You, CBT