So why have I now got massive green grids which will severely impact ability to read putts ? Why am I unable to change this ?
And what is it in the game that decides I am fit enough at putting for the smaller grids to be allocated ?
I mean, what the hell ?
@BlackCat09522 wrote:So why have I now got massive green grids which will severely impact ability to read putts ? Why am I unable to change this ?
And what is it in the game that decides I am fit enough at putting for the smaller grids to be allocated ?
I mean, what the hell ?
This was outlined in the patch notes that came out last week. The more skill points you put into putting, the smaller the grid will get.
https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-pga-tour/news/ea-sports-pga-tour-patch-notes-9-0
So I have to add those SP points to be able to do something that can be done in real golf irrespective of ability, that being, the ability to read a green ?
Not exactly realistic, is it ?
What I will say is that pitching on the green will be a considerably better option in many cases.
@BlackCat09522 wrote:So I have to add those SP points to be able to do something that can be done in real golf irrespective of ability, that being, the ability to read a green ?
Not exactly realistic, is it ?
The whole game seemed to have been built around this premise. Why else would the RNG be so prevalent?
However, I don't find this concept terrible... and it might not be seeing the same criticism if it had been implemented on day one. You really do need a reason to add skill points to your character... you now have a reason to.
I play without skill points or green grids so I'm interested in how this will affect me?
@ELF014 wrote:However, I don't find this concept terrible... and it might not be seeing the same criticism if it had been implemented on day one. You really do need a reason to add skill points to your character... you now have a reason to.
I play without skill points or green grids so I'm interested in how this will affect me?
It won't...I do play with skill points and the grid on (but no beads), and it doesn't even seem to affect me, either. I notice no difference in the grid lines playing post-patch. It looks the exact same to me. And I have 7 skill points in the Putting attribute.
I played the 4-hole Daily Tournament, a few career mode Quick Rounds, and the grid was not any different than it was when I played yesterday.
@BlackCat09522 wrote:So why have I now got massive green grids which will severely impact ability to read putts ? Why am I unable to change this ?
And what is it in the game that decides I am fit enough at putting for the smaller grids to be allocated ?
I mean, what the hell ?
I just noticed this too after logging in today after not playing a week. and wow. I'm ready to buy 2k sports now i'm so desperate for an actual playable game online with other people. I like e-sports, not simulation grinds. wtf... i'm absolutely infuriated that there is literally noone playing online on the pc now. NOONE. The game was growing months ago and every update is driving more people away. I like to play tour mode but they are forcing the damn foursome teammodes that noone even wants to qeue for. So I decided to play pro mode stroke play. after two hours an repeatedly qeueing every two mins I finally get a player and he gets a fkn hole in 1 on the first hole. I think it might be time to uninstall this pile of crap. EA not having community clubs and private tourneys was a death sentence since day 1. ANd they should of known better, its why they abandoned the pc for 15 years. There is no money in a sim game for people who want to play offline and noone wants to play with cheaters. Why they even bothered releasing a game for the pc I have no idea, but they certainly conned me out of $80. No idea what they are thinking.
@ELF014 wrote:
@BlackCat09522 wrote:So I have to add those SP points to be able to do something that can be done in real golf irrespective of ability, that being, the ability to read a green ?
Not exactly realistic, is it ?
The whole game seemed to have been built around this premise. Why else would the RNG be so prevalent?
However, I don't find this concept terrible... and it might not be seeing the same criticism if it had been implemented on day one. You really do need a reason to add skill points to your character... you now have a reason to.
I play without skill points or green grids so I'm interested in how this will affect me?
of course you approve. anything that pwns the game is good to you.
@ELF014 wrote:
@BlackCat09522 wrote:So I have to add those SP points to be able to do something that can be done in real golf irrespective of ability, that being, the ability to read a green ?
Not exactly realistic, is it ?
The whole game seemed to have been built around this premise. Why else would the RNG be so prevalent?
However, I don't find this concept terrible... and it might not be seeing the same criticism if it had been implemented on day one. You really do need a reason to add skill points to your character... you now have a reason to.
I play without skill points or green grids so I'm interested in how this will affect me?
Having earned all my SP points and having distributed them as I have seen fit, and bearing in mind that for a long time I placed none on putting (I currently have 4), it is ludicrous that I now have to strip back a ton of stuff, spending a lot of the relatively few coins I have, in order to free up the 24 SP points I need to get something back that I had since the game was released whilst not improving my putting accuracy at the same time. Hitting a straight line on your putts is easy even without a single SP point added on all levels.
As I said in my other post and as I am discovering on the seasonal sim right now, pitching on the green is the way to go. No doubt EA will soon remove this option.
I have 4 putting points currently and my grids are the size of London !!
@sroel908 wrote:
@ELF014 wrote:However, I don't find this concept terrible... and it might not be seeing the same criticism if it had been implemented on day one. You really do need a reason to add skill points to your character... you now have a reason to.
I play without skill points or green grids so I'm interested in how this will affect me?
It won't...I do play with skill points and the grid on (but no beads), and it doesn't even seem to affect me, either. I notice no difference in the grid lines playing post-patch. It looks the exact same to me. And I have 7 skill points in the Putting attribute.
I played the 4-hole Daily Tournament, a few career mode Quick Rounds, and the grid was not any different than it was when I played yesterday.
I currently have 4 SP on putting and my grids are the size of London !!
@BlackCat09522 wrote:
@ELF014 wrote:
@BlackCat09522 wrote:So I have to add those SP points to be able to do something that can be done in real golf irrespective of ability, that being, the ability to read a green ?
Not exactly realistic, is it ?
The whole game seemed to have been built around this premise. Why else would the RNG be so prevalent?
However, I don't find this concept terrible... and it might not be seeing the same criticism if it had been implemented on day one. You really do need a reason to add skill points to your character... you now have a reason to.
I play without skill points or green grids so I'm interested in how this will affect me?
Having earned all my SP points and having distributed them as I have seen fit, and bearing in mind that for a long time I placed none on putting (I currently have 4), it is ludicrous that I now have to strip back a ton of stuff, spending a lot of the relatively few coins I have, in order to free up the 24 SP points I need to get something back that I had since the game was released whilst not improving my putting accuracy at the same time. Hitting a straight line on your putts is easy even without a single SP point added on all levels.
As I said in my other post and as I am discovering on the seasonal sim right now, pitching on the green is the way to go. No doubt EA will soon remove this option.
I understand people's frustration of losing things they had. But if this had been implemented better on day one no one would be complaining.
I personally like the fact that not everyone plays with the same attributes. That you cannot play like superman hitting massive 400 yard drives and getting birdies on every hole. Oh wait you sort of can...
I agree with you... but I have always said execution should determine your shot results. And skill points should just enhance your ability to make better shots. NOT be the reason you can hit straight.
I have been playing without skill points and specs since I maxed out my character. Shot types are unbalanced... and you are right, you can really tell just how much with these aids removed. Where flop shots always landed next to the pin. A chip or pitch is a much straighter shot without them.
