@drewgriffiths wrote:
@ELF014 We’re definitely on the same page here. While 2K isn’t perfect either, it’s closer to proper golf. I do indeed play 2K on Legend settings and find myself getting immersed in it like on the real course, fist pumping every birdie and eagle and swearing with every dropped shot 😆
If EA just made the changes we’ve talked about a lot, 2K would have a huge problem. On the flip side, imagine if 2K brought out their next game with equally needed/requested improvements, licenced majors, better swing animations and speeds and other things we’ve mentioned, it’d end EA.
I last played EA’s game last week, reset career mode, turned difficulty up to the maximum, played til the first PGA event, no specs, minimal skill points and I didn’t have to play the last round at La Quinta, I was THAT far ahead. I’m not THAT good but it’d get silly if I used skill points and specs, so I just got thru the last round, nonchalantly shot -3 and turned it off 😆
I agree with you.
I don't expect any game to be perfect... but I would expect it to strive towards it with each upgrade/patch. 2K released a new patch yesterday... and as far as I can tell all it did was add some Halloween assets. WHO CARES?
As for EA I did exactly the same. When I stopped playing... I was using a stock character (no skill points or specs)... on the hardest swing modes with everything disabled... and the AI at 100%.
I always play the full 4 rounds... I figure if you are going to do it... do it right. I find the scoring on the Leaderboard to be accurate. The issue is that the game is too easy to play.
It always seems someone will shoot a 10 - 12 under round on day one, putting me behind on the Leaderboard. But by Saturday I will almost always have the lead and start running away with the tournament.
I stopped playing half way through season 2 because there was no suspense anymore. Like you said... you knew you were going to win.
As for 2K... those I play with insist on MASTER swing settings, though we do turn everything off, so the screen only shows a wind meter (gauge only), hole info and scorecard.
But when I can get them to play LEGEND, I love the grind where every hole is a struggle just to make par. And even the trivial putts require your attention.
As I have always said, golf is an easy game to play... difficult to master. You would hope that those designing these games would give you the option to replicate this.
I understand that not everyone wants to play this way... but how about giving those that do the option.