Not for arcade players
I wanted to love this game so much. But if you're an amateur (arcade) player from the TW days then you will be disappointed. Its unplayable. There is actually RANDOM circles for landing. Did you not ...
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Staying on topic. This is plain and simply about FUN
Not knowing where my shot is going to land when after calculating all distances isn’t fun
If I hit my shot straight on Arcade it should go where I’m aiming it not the game just randomly putting it somewhere
EA please listen to your fan base. I would love to see another game released in the future. It will not happen if you don’t patch this quick. You already lost your basketball franchise. If the choice was to come back and regain your place in the market, look at your most popular years and duplicate some features. The game can still be difficult for those that want it. Just give the casual player a chance at a fun game. A very skilled, well known player deleted your game after one round. You got his purchase this year, but will never get another one. Imagine those who don’t share his talent level. Please start listening. Random landing was a very poor choice. At least you control the outcome of your shot in 2K.
Possibly it's worth highlighting that those wanting the most casual experience should choose to play as a pro rather than their own golfer. That way they'll get lots of skill boosts that make the game easier.
- @Ultrasonic_77 That isn’t the point of the post
Even with pro golfers you still get the random landing area
@agentputt wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77That isn’t the point of the post
Even with pro golfers you still get the random landing areaThe skills reduce the extent of any randomness though, and there have been other comments beyond your initial one too.
- @Ultrasonic_77 There is still Randomness though you can’t eliminate it completely
Easier difficulties should NOT have any Random landing whatsoever
I need to be in control of my shot and currently the game doesn’t allow me to do that
@agentputt wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77There is still Randomness though you can’t eliminate it completely
Easier difficulties should NOT have any Random landing whatsoever
I need to be in control of my shot and currently the game doesn’t allow me to do thatI feel the same in ALL game modes. Discussion about how best to work with the game as it currently is is still very worthwhile though I feel, especially as if I'm honest I think the chances of randomness being completely removed are essentially zero since it would also apparently make the way some skills work redundant. I don't think you can argue that the skills element won't appeal at all to more casual players?
- @Ultrasonic_77 I do agree with you in this sense
Although what would stop people creating different golfers for different skill sets
Hence different difficulty
It would make the “Manage golfers” more appealing which is what you want for longevity for the game
@agentputt wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77I do agree with you in this sense
Although what would stop people creating different golfers for different skill sets
Hence different difficulty
It would make the “Manage golfers” more appealing which is what you want for longevity for the gameSorry I don't really follow you? Someone could create multiple golfers although I believe they'd need to be levelled/skilled up independently. Not sure what this has to do with the preceding discussion though? Sorry if I'm being thick!
What you're saying is technically correct but it's missing the point. If people only want to play as the real golfers, then they won't bother with creating a player, and this conversation wouldn't be happening.
A lot of people play sports video games ONLY to create a new player, compete against the AI, and build their player up to be powerful. When you first start out, your new player sucks way more than people were expecting, and it's completely reasonable for them to question why it's so hard for their player to hit a consistent shot when that player is supposed to be a professional, even if below the absolute top level. The laggy swing mechanic makes it even harder. I'm sure EA will improve the game, but the OP's concerns are legit.
BUMP - miss the old days of battling out 9 hole matches where you gotta hole out 5 shots to take the win!
@cccgolfer08 wrote:BUMP - miss the old days of battling out 9 hole matches where you gotta hole out 5 shots to take the win!
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