Patch Notes 11.0 First Impressions
http://x.ea.com/79317 Finally a fix for cup physics! A nice addition as well with the eagerly requested Turn Based Stroke play Would still love the following additions in the future - Mo...
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@agentputt We still desperately need harder difficulty swing settings added, more punishment for bad lies and RNG needs to be pretty much completely removed because it’s just not realistic to have any RNG added. Shots needs to make sense and RNG does the opposite of that.
Another very lazy update from EA failing to address the biggest issues. I’ll be glad when EA finally shelve.this game again and hopefully for good this time with 2K23 being light years ahead of EA’s flat and half assed effort. Amazing how 2K have embarrassed EA in NBA games, NHL games, NFL games and now golf games
Everyone has their priorities. The cup physics are - to me - the biggest issue this game has. Way too many lip outs that defied the rules of gravity and totally removed much of the immersion that this is a "simulation" golf game.
The fact they are willing to 100% overhaul the cup physics after almost 10 months is kind of crazy. It shows they are willing to make massive changes to the game even after this much time. Granted, so many things need to be addressed or added to this game, but I don't see this as a "lazy" update - they are literally completely replacing the tech for how the golf ball interacts with the cup. That seems to be a pretty massive undertaking.
Now, if the update makes no noticeable difference or actually makes it worse, then I don't know what to say.
I do agree that the difficulty and RNG in the game is an area of concern, too. But if the golf ball doesn't go into the golf hole properly, then the rest of the game doesn't really matter.
@sroel908 Have a read of this from the patch notes
”Although some lip-ins and lip-outs may appear different than they did before, the frequency of hole outs and lip-outs is comparable to the previous tech”
The game has always felt like it had no real physics and when they talk about frequencies of lip outs being comparable to how it was before, it tells me they are trying to pull the wool over our eyes saying it’s all new technology in this update. I call BS on it and it looks like a mere tweak to their fake physics which supports my opinion that with all the issues the game has had since it launched 9 months ago, this update is so so lazy and we will all be having the same conversations about the same issues within hours of the new update applying
I absolutely get that the game caters for the casuals and some will enjoy it and that’s their absolute right to do so but as a real competent golfer, this game is an insult to the sport. I know you’ll feel that’s a bit harsh but for a game that markets itself as an accurate simulation of golf, it plays like a game that is a million miles from anything like simulation golf and thats why it is such an insult to golf and actually it’s consumers who expected it to play like we were told.
i stand by what i said in that EA should ditch the game because they clearly have no idea about golf.
I don't think that the game is perfect but I cannot understand someone saying that this game is a million miles from simulation golf ...
I agree with you 100%!!
Just this morning I came back to this game after countless hours playing it and getting so frustrated with the "wind physics" that I stopped playing for the past three weeks and went back to 2K. I took it up again at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort where the winds are ATROCIOUS. So, just as in 2K, I adjust the ball trajectory for the wind conditions of 14 to 17 mph. I swing all out on power drive and the ball acts like there's no wind!!!. Then on a chip shot off the green at half swing the ball goes for 14 yards when the distance to the cup is 7 and I'm chipping into the wind!! I quit after the front nine.
@EA ....
I really wanted to like this game. The graphics are way better than 2K. But the game play is just horrendous. I give up!!
Luis Muñoz
Disappointed Customer
It’s the worst when the ball goes in the OPPOSITE direction of the wind
- @sroel908 I agree. I have used the auto tap ins since I started the game. I found that set at 3ft there would be mises at least twice a round. Now there are none. Perfect. I play for fun not some sort of challenge. What I also found by playing the Quick Play is that those rounds are the driving range and where you can learn how to make and control shots as needed. What I found about misdirected shots was that it was not the game misdirecting them but how I was using the controller. You have to use the controller buttons perfectly or your shots play out just like they do on the real golf course. This you can practice in Quick Play. For those that have not practiced in Quick Play you will find out how to choose the proper clubs for each shot and how to use different buttons to gain different results with every club with all different wind directions and speeds. This I have been working on since I got the game. This is where the fun comes in. Start using all the different shot types with all clubs in Quick Play and you will be surprised how accurate your shots can be if you teach yourself how to actually control the controller.
I'm very happy with this patch. That's the most I've played this game, and the biggest complaint I had was the cup physics and it's working very well for me right now. For some reasons, I have many rounds where RNG is minimal. And other times, specially evening, the ball is going all over the place. Really weird.
- @Katybee_1313 Couldn’t agree more
My only aggravation about this game right now is the RNG
If RNG got majorly adjusted to make it feel like you’re in control of your shots (especially on Tour and Arcade) the game would be in a great spot
@Katybee_1313 wrote:For some reasons, I have many rounds where RNG is minimal. And other times, specially evening, the ball is going all over the place. Really weird.
Some times there is no rhyme or reason?
@SlimDown57 wrote:
@Katybee_1313 wrote:For some reasons, I have many rounds where RNG is minimal. And other times, specially evening, the ball is going all over the place. Really weird.
Some times there is no rhyme or reason?
Isn't that the definition of "RANDOM"?
For me this evening, it was like this patch never happened. Or it was reversed. Max RNG missing fairways all over the place, a handful of putts going over the hole like the hole was not there. What the hell?
And today I played 5 rounds and many challenges.. Play some in the morning, afternoon and after dinner. Everything was working perfectly again all day. No issues whatsoever. What the hell?
