So I took the night to think this situation over and the one quote that keeps coming back to me is this....
"- Whenever you equip a club, it’s performance/output will NEVER change based on your score, a tournament, who you are playing or, most importantly, your tier."
In that sentence, Mr WGT has, in fact, answered all of your questions. The fact that this thread is still ongoing is simply because you refuse to accept the answer. I do. I do not believe there is any behind the scenes shenanigans going on. This is a reversal from my first impressions from yesterday, I admit. I will trust what is being said only because it would be far more detrimental to the product and the reputation of the company if it were not the truth. As far as the patents' existence and the language of the document, (I do not have any personal experience with filing patents) but it would make sense to include as much CYA in them as possible, not that it will all be used. Try applying the current (known) system of advancing tiers which opens access to better equipment. This better equipment is more precise, less forgiving, provides more distance, spin, higher trajectories and so on.... Does this not fit into the the "VEM" model? I think it does.
Out of all of this I think I have a new definition of the word 'crazy', as it applies to golf: Crazy is repeating the same task over and over expecting the same result!
Just my 2 cents... And as always, sit back and enjoy!