MarchieB:
I really don't even know where to start with this but here goes... First I'd like to say the name of your Country Club is "Spot On" accurate. 😄
I absolutely love how you believe my very simple and might I add factually accurate explanation for what the crossed out T-Shirt symbol means is totally wrong, but that your convoluted and complicated idea that Apparel Enhancements ARE active and the symbol means that you don't have the Apparel "Set Bonus"or that you do have it but it's not active is correct.
Dneirf: For example, the Hat, the Shirt, the Pants, and the Glove, individually
provide +1% XP each, that is an total of +4% XP and Dneirf is gaining
more than 500 XP per round using Avatar Apparel Abilities alone.
So based on the items you have equipped for Apparel you are getting a 4% XP Bonus that you SAY is adding more than 500 XP point per round solely from your Apparel Abilities. In order for that to be correct with a 4% boost you would have to be getting a base of 12500 XP points before the bonus on every round. If you could please provide a screenshot of this.
Dneirf: And finally, putting has improved because my shoes provide more putting
forgiveness, I can work the Basic Virtual Golf Ball better with my Irons
because my Glove provides an slower Meter for the Irons along with more
ability to hit the "Sweat Spot" of the 3 Wood, while at the same time
the Shirt provides more 3 Wood Distance while the Hat and Pants are
providing more Rough and Sand Surface Power.
Other than the added 3Wood distance, everything you've mentioned (putting forgiveness, slower meter, increased sweet spot, rough and sand power) are all qualitative properties that cannot be proven other than by saying you believe they are improving your putting, workability, and game.
But since you have the Max Polo Shirt equipped which adds to your 3Wood Distance, we can easily quantify this with a simple screenshot. If you could please take a screen shot from one of the clearly visible WGT tournaments (such as the Live Series) showing the added distance on your 3Wood.
No Dneirf is not going to provide any screen shots of anything as an basis for any proof of anything as it is futile. What everyone needs to do is prove it to themselves!
First: Understand that the Avatar Apparel Abilities are not super boosters of any kind in any way, rather the purpose of Avatar Apparel Abilities is to "smoothen" the gameplay in an subtle manner and provide revenue income for World Golf Tour. In other words, making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve "smoother" game play via purchases of Apparel.
Let us use the 3 Wood for example, the average distance is 250 yards. Equipping Apparel is not going to instantly transform the 3 Wood into an super club.....no.....Apparel will however, in an subtle manner, allow the Player to hit the "sweet spot" of the 3 Wood more often thus increasing the Players chance of "hitting" closer to the "Ding" or "Dinging It".
By hitting the "sweet spot" and hitting closer to or actually hitting the "Ding" now the "Average Distance" of the 3 Wood is elevated to the higher spectrum of distance involving the calculation of the average of 250 yards. In other words, equipped with proper Apparel, the 3 Wood will now exist "smoother" ability to hit INVARIABLY at or beyond the "Average Distance" into the higher spectrum of the 3 Woods "actual maximum distance" used to calculate the average of 250 yards.
Second: Now prove it to yourself!
[01] Make note of your current total XP Points in both your Profile Page and Country Club Page and write both current totals down on paper.
[02] Equip Apparel that provides XP benefits.
[03] Play an WGT Tournament event, that's right, an WGT Tournament event with "the crossed out T-Shirt symbol" and use Country Club Pass.
[04] After the round, and after the scrolling statistics banner displays the TOTAL XP EARNED, ADD THE TOTAL XP EARNED from the scrolling statistics banner to THE PROFILE XP on paper from step [01] and do the same with Country Club XP on paper.
[05] Now go to your Profile Page and COMPARE your total calculated XP on paper to the Profiles NOW total XP and notice that the Profiles NOW Total XP is greater than your paper calculation. The Country Club NOW total XP will also be greater than your paper calculated XP.
[06] SUBTRACT YOUR PAPER CALCULATED XP from YOUR PROFILES NOW GREATER DISPLAYED XP and the result is what your Equipped Apparel added to your ACTUAL TOTAL XP EARNED, and do the same with Country Club Now Greater Displayed XP to get those results.
[07] The scrolling statistics banner does not display or calculate Equipped Avatar Apparel Abilities involving XP (as of current build), the Equipped Avatar Apparel Abilities for XP are calculated and added to the ACTUAL TOTAL XP EARNED in the background for both Profile and Country Club.
[08] Coding 101: Do not hide information from end user.
God Bless, -Dneirf