please take out the "pros" from these challenge as most do NOT have the accuracy especially from distance. it would take 1-2 attempts to complete these with my created player on a majority of the "come within 5 feet" type of shots, or maybe even some of the "make the shot"
i get the "relive the moment", but please, not with the "pro" most of them are flat out... garbage in this game
@-Roasted513- wrote:please take out the "pros" from these challenge as most do NOT have the accuracy especially from distance. it would take 1-2 attempts to complete these with my created player on a majority of the "come within 5 feet" type of shots, or maybe even some of the "make the shot"
i get the "relive the moment", but please, not with the "pro" most of them are flat out... garbage in this game
For players with 90+ OVR such as Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau, Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson and Scotty Scheffler, it would take 2 - 4 attempts to complete a challenge. They are manageable. For a challenge to use Danielle Kang the Conqueror for a power related task, luck would be needed since she virtually have no power. Another challenge I skip is having Cameron Champ or Bubba Watson perform a precision challenge since they have no accuracy whatsoever.
I agree. Hate doing the challenges as a pro player because there swings tempos and attributes are so different than mine. I am used to my slow swing tempo and it's hard getting the timing playing as someone like Scheffler whose swing tempo is much quicker that mine. Add the dispersion c%^& to their inaccuracies and half the challenges are unattainable.
Another thing that bothers me about the challenges is when you are supposed to duplicate things from a specific tournament and you are playing a completely different course than the one the tournament is actually played on. I am sure the Shriner's tournament is not played at Wolf Creek since the course doesn't exist in the real world (I wish it didn't exist in this game either but that is a story for a different thread).
@frankhjr wrote:I agree. Hate doing the challenges as a pro player because there swings tempos and attributes are so different than mine. I am used to my slow swing tempo and it's hard getting the timing playing as someone like Scheffler whose swing tempo is much quicker that mine. Add the dispersion c%^& to their inaccuracies and half the challenges are unattainable.
Another thing that bothers me about the challenges is when you are supposed to duplicate things from a specific tournament and you are playing a completely different course than the one the tournament is actually played on. I am sure the Shriner's tournament is not played at Wolf Creek since the course doesn't exist in the real world (I wish it didn't exist in this game either but that is a story for a different thread).
Actually I think Wolf Creek is an actual course.
But I agree with pretty much everything else you posted.
@frankhjr wrote:I agree. Hate doing the challenges as a pro player because there swings tempos and attributes are so different than mine. I am used to my slow swing tempo and it's hard getting the timing playing as someone like Scheffler whose swing tempo is much quicker that mine. Add the dispersion c%^& to their inaccuracies and half the challenges are unattainable.
Another thing that bothers me about the challenges is when you are supposed to duplicate things from a specific tournament and you are playing a completely different course than the one the tournament is actually played on. I am sure the Shriner's tournament is not played at Wolf Creek since the course doesn't exist in the real world (I wish it didn't exist in this game either but that is a story for a different thread).
The Shriner’s Open is actually played at TPC Summerlin. EA should have included TPC Summerlin for accuracy on real PGA Tournaments. 2K21 and 2K23 actually have this course.
Wolf Creek unfortunately is a real course. However no real PGA Tour Tournaments are played there. Wolf Creek is a tourist attraction and is like a Disneyland for Golfers. In the current game, the ball physics resembles the mic Cardi B threw; that is why I call this course Cardi Creek. Maybe one day, a fictional PGA Tour Tournament called Cardi B Invitational Open Championship would be held at Wolf Creek in the next iteration.
If it is a challenge playing Wolf Creek with my own golfer, it would be a total nightmare playing as a pro without power like Danielle Kang. She would be miles short at hole 3 (aka the Maverick 3) as well as the remaining 17 holes.
I was amazed when I first found out but Wolf Creek is indeed a real course:
And given it is real I'll say I think it's an excellent course to have had included in the game for variety.
@Ultrasonic_77I agree I like this and Evian... for the variety. A lot of the courses feel like standard fair without much character to them.
I always hoped that at one point EA, would round out all the courses for a complete PGA schedule. But I never expected this to be done on opening day. I thought they did a pretty good job with what was released... except I didn't understand the choice of the 2 fantasy courses or the par 3 course. Especially when it was reported it took as long to create as a regular 18 hole course as it did the par 3 course. I would rather have another 18 hole PGA stop.
But I do feel the game doesn't seem to play very realistic. Between the terrible swing mechanics, awful ball and cup physics this is a mediocre game.
We play without the grids and my playing partners complain all the time about being unable to see the breaks on the greens (I would have to agree for the most part). I like the feel and speed of the swing itself... but that's about it. After the ball comes off the club face I spend a lot of the time as a spectator, since I never feel in full control of my shots.
I mean the game looks like golf... it just doesn't play like it in my opinion. I have never played links courses in England... but do they really roll forever like how they are represented in this game?
@ELF014 wrote:@Ultrasonic_77I agree I like this and Evian... for the variety. A lot of the courses feel like standard fair without much character to them.
I always hoped that at one point EA, would round out all the courses for a complete PGA schedule. But I never expected this to be done on opening day. I thought they did a pretty good job with what was released... except I didn't understand the choice of the 2 fantasy courses or the par 3 course. Especially when it was reported it took as long to create as a regular 18 hole course as it did the par 3 course. I would rather have another 18 hole PGA stop.
But I do feel the game doesn't seem to play very realistic. Between the terrible swing mechanics, awful ball and cup physics this is a mediocre game.We play without the grids and my playing partners complain all the time about being unable to see the breaks on the greens (I would have to agree for the most part). I like the feel and speed of the swing itself... but that's about it. After the ball comes off the club face I spend a lot of the time as a spectator, since I never feel in full control of my shots.
I mean the game looks like golf... it just doesn't play like it in my opinion. I have never played links courses in England... but do they really roll forever like how they are represented in this game?
This is of courses 100% realistic but the game does give you the option of post-hit control if you really want it.... I'm confident this isn't what you had in mind though 🙂.
Re. British (not specifically English as I bet you had St Andrews at least partly in mind, which is Scottish) I do feel the game's roll is exaggerated. There's plenty of footage on e.g. YouTube for you to make up your own mind though. A slight complicating factor in EA's favour is that our player characters do end up being able to hit further than the real life pros which will in turn to lead to more unrealistic roll-out.
@Ultrasonic_77 wrote:This is of courses 100% realistic but the game does give you the option of post-hit control if you really want it.... I'm confident this isn't what you had in mind though 🙂.
Re. British (not specifically English as I bet you had St Andrews at least partly in mind, which is Scottish) I do feel the game's roll is exaggerated. There's plenty of footage on e.g. YouTube for you to make up your own mind though. A slight complicating factor in EA's favour is that our player characters do end up being able to hit further than the real life pros which will in turn to lead to more unrealistic roll-out.
I'm getting ridiculous roll out with a stock character with no skill points or specs. The thing that is hard to judge is the inconsistency in the game. A driver in the fairway that rolls forever... vs a 5-iron that will check up on the fairway and stop short of the green.
After 5 months of playing I still have not figured out what causes a wedge to check and stop... vs the same club and yardage spinning back 50 feet off the green. I have seen a ball land past the hole and spin back 40 feet back uphill.
I want to like this game more, but with all the quirks it doesn't feel like a golf sim. It's just a something that looks like a golf game. I think Hot Shots Golf may even have better physics than this.
@ELF014 wrote:After 5 months of playing I still have not figured out what causes a wedge to check and stop... vs the same club and yardage spinning back 50 feet off the green. I have seen a ball land past the hole and spin back 40 feet back uphill.
At the risk of telling you things you know, a strong headwind sounds like the most likely cause there? There will be differences between courses too, as well as shot type making a difference.
