Thoughts on cosmetic equipment?
I know it is a question late to the party, but I was hoping EA would rethink this concept. I also think it is costing them a lot of monies in micro transactions. I am a big proponent against this co...
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Personally, I'm against the idea of "pay to win", so I am perfectly fine that the clubs and gear are strictly cosmetic. I have purchased Clubhouse/Pro Passes in EA and 2K because I wanted items based on their appearance.
Imagine if the Jack Nicklaus and Jordan Spieth Legendary Specs in the last tier of this season's Pro Pass were locked behind the paywall...people would lose it, saying that those paying real money would get a major advantage. Same thing would happen if boosted clubs were only available in the Premium tier.
@sroel908 wrote:Personally, I'm against the idea of "pay to win", so I am perfectly fine that the clubs and gear are strictly cosmetic. I have purchased Clubhouse/Pro Passes in EA and 2K because I wanted items based on their appearance.
Imagine if the Jack Nicklaus and Jordan Spieth Legendary Specs in the last tier of this season's Pro Pass were locked behind the paywall...people would lose it, saying that those paying real money would get a major advantage. Same thing would happen if boosted clubs were only available in the Premium tier.
I can see you thoughts on the pay-to-win concept. But it isn't like these items would be overpowered... just balanced differently. But you make a valid point that has merit.
2K got around this for the most part by creating a generic club close to the same attributes, until they too went generic.
As for the specs I could do without them... let me tinker with my equipment in the lab through shaft types, grips and being able to adjust the lie angles on my irons/wedges.
Maybe even to be able to add hook,draw and loft to my driver if the real life club allows it?
I've got a feeling it's to get Titleist in the game. Titleist was never in EA games, Nike was always the top sponsor, with their equipment having the top attributes in the game. When you were finally able to get the Nike equipment, you had the top equipment in the game, although it was a little bit more nuance in TW14. By having all clubs and balls the same, it's perfectly acceptable for all brands that none is view as superior to others.
- @Katybee_1313 This makes loads of sense, as 2K21 was the first 2K game (and the first golf game at all, as far as I can remember) to have Titleist clubs/gear for the user to equip, and clubs in that game were purely cosmetic.
@sroel908 wrote:
@Katybee_1313This makes loads of sense, as 2K21 was the first 2K game (and the first golf game at all, as far as I can remember) to have Titleist clubs/gear for the user to equip, and clubs in that game were purely cosmetic.It has been awhile... but I am pretty sure attributes where on the clubs in 2K21.
