@SlimDown57 wrote:
@Beerrun4u wrote:This is not a casual arcade style video game. It's as much that as it is a simulation.
The devs are not players of their own game or else a lot of what is in it would have been caught. They seem caught up in listening to the wrong people on what the game needs or it could just be they really aren't concerned with building a game that has a fan base still playing 8 years after it's release.
It might be just me but i think Arcade level should be like "all play" was on the Wii an 8 year old should be able to pick up and play. The pro or masters level should be hard sim experience. Until they figure out how to do that they wont get the support they want. IMHO
@SlimDown57 I think that is a fair expectation. The Golf Club actually got this right, if you disable timing and play on Amateur settings it is near impossible to hit a shot off line. And Legend is challenging though I would suggest additional features be disabled.
Though I think Simulation should be the hardest level... and Masters something approaching it. IMHO Pro still needs to exist for the average player. It seems there are many fragile egos out there that would not play a game if they felt they couldn't achieve this level of competency. Even though it is just an arbitrary label.
And the whole idea is to build a community that would continue to support the game long term.
IMHO, creating a true handicap system... and having Open and Handicap Tournaments would go a long way to getting players involved. Where even the lowest skilled players could find some success occasionally.
EA does NOT care about anything in this game... its madden, madden, madden, madden, fc24 then other games, then pga at the bottom.. if they (EA) cared, this game would be much better.
some simple things we the people ask for are HOTFIXES, but (EA) is too stupid to figure that out!
@-Roasted513- wrote:EA does NOT care about anything in this game... its madden, madden, madden, madden, fc24 then other games, then pga at the bottom.. if they (EA) cared, this game would be much better.
some simple things we the people ask for are HOTFIXES, but (EA) is too stupid to figure that out!
I understand why Madden is important to them as it is a pillar of their company. But there have been outcrys of incompetence in that game for years. It has become pretty obvious that the people in charge have lost touch with their communities.
NO ONE... has created a competent simulation type golf game in decades. Even 2K has a lot of issues that have no been addressed since it's release almost a decade ago.
And though golf games don't have the same cachet as Madden... The Golf Club series has validated that there is a committed demographic that loyally plays over a long period of time, given the right environment.
Namely... good gameplay, and an environment in which you can create a controlled even playing field for competitors.
Obvious EA has the ability to create this type of game, but whoever is in charge has their own vision... and IMHO is out of touch with the users.
If they continue down this path, the EA PGA Tour franchise is doomed to failure.
@ELF014 wrote:
NO ONE... has created a competent simulation type golf game in decades. Even 2K has a lot of issues that have no been addressed since it's release almost a decade ago.
Well this is why NO ONE care anymore, it's impossible to satisfy the Simmers. Everything is always not right, it's always wrong, it's never good enough. So why bother? And it's looking like we're getting another one and done with EA.
@Katybee_1313 wrote:Well this is why NO ONE care anymore, it's impossible to satisfy the Simmers. Everything is always not right, it's always wrong, it's never good enough. So why bother? And it's looking like we're getting another one and done with EA.
Simmers are not the only ones complaining about this game. The voices of discontentment is across the board from all levels of players.
As for never good enough... I never complained about the Links series... it could get better but that you hope would be a natural evolution of the product.
When I am talking about with The Golf Club series is actual shortfalls (ie. bugs) that have existed in the game for almost a decade that have never been addressed.
2K23 is definitely playable... and currently my golf game of choice. But it doesn't mean it doesn't bother me when a decade old bug occurs during play.
I guess my issue/disappointment is that after 30+ years of golf games on the market they really haven't evolved much and in some cases are not as advanced from the original releases from the late 80's.
@-Roasted513- wrote:EA does NOT care about anything in this game... its madden, madden, madden, madden, fc24 then other games, then pga at the bottom.. if they (EA) cared, this game would be much better.
some simple things we the people ask for are HOTFIXES, but (EA) is too stupid to figure that out!
I agree PGA Tour is at the bottom. Another Tiger is needed to make golf cool again and increase revenue for the game. If no new Tiger shows up, golf games will still remain at the bottom and can no longer Rock N Roll.
I don’t think Madden is the top priority; the player customization totally sux for years. The top priority is EA FC 24 and UFC 5 while NHL is in the next tier. EA FC 24 and UFC 5 have great customization, gameplay and resources because of revenue. Response time for fixes in these games are almost immediate. NHL is next in line with a one month response time.
Current PGA Tour ranks last in revenue compared to other EA Titles. That is reason it is also last in response time and resources. It is unlikely to expect a hot fix on a game sitting in last place.
@PalomaMarvel24 wrote:
Current PGA Tour ranks last in revenue compared to other EA Titles. That is reason it is also last in response time and resources. It is unlikely to expect a hot fix on a game sitting in last place.
No more money to be done, game is going soon to EA Vault, top devs have moved to other game. And EA will have some explanation to do to shareholders why they made another golf game in the first place when it's not selling. One and done again, sadly. And 35,000 copies sold on PC, more explanation on why they used valuable resources on this.
On the other hand, I saw the largest shareholder of EA was PIF, the same Saudis fund owning LIV, and Vanguard. The Saudis love golf, maybe there's a chance for one more golf game with some good old sport-washing. Maybe we will have music blaring in the background when we're on the course.
