The reason why EA Abandoned the PC gaming 15 years ago and consoles 10 years ago
CHEATERS. It has nothing to do with the game being too arcadish like the extremely small group of regulars left on this forum, and what EA wants you to believe are saying. It was CHEATERS. Back in the tw08 days we coined the term "Edgers" to label a cheat who was either using mouse drivers locking the axis, or hard edges on the mouse or joystick to ensure straight swings. Its simply very easy to cheat in a golf game and no way for the game to detect it. In 2008 EA claimed it was hackers pirating their games that was costing sales causing them to abandon the pc. They been complaining about that since 2005. People use to burn games even for consoles. But the truth was most people bought their game to play online in with friends and family or to meet people in community clubs and tournaments, etc.. And you couldn't do that with a pirated game. But starting in 2005 cheating started becoming a major problem and eventually the game became a ghost town just like this one by 2008. Well not as bad as this one, not even close, but a dead pop by 2008 standards. These are the same reasons many of us are now going back to 2k23 or like me buying it for the first time. And let me tell you, its an amazing experience compared to this game. Its what i've always wanted in an online golf game and I'm least thankful for ea pushing me to 2k23. It has an actual mmr and ranking system with crossplay for all control types. And I get instalty matched with a palyer of my level for a competitive matchup, almost all the time. I'm loving it. But I originally thought ok maybe ea is trying to make every game mode a hard simulation because they are just listening the wrong people. But now I'm thinking those wrong people are EA themselves after they just locked another thread asking for turn based multiplayer options, and people in there started gathering to call the fact out development is making everything a similuation mode, which agian 99% of players don't want was was evident on this forum many months ago. Now only the sim people are left, and its literally just a dozen of them! lol Why did EA ignore 99% of the community that was asking for turn based multiplayer since launch, for literally months and months on end? Not even acknowledging this request while addressing others? Because of everything I've said above which, understandably, they still hold resentments over.
Backspin and more
Can you explain me what decide if there will be backspin or not. It seems COMPLETLY random. sometimes i hit 1 foot of the cup than 35 yards backspin wtf??? Sometimes there is backspin, sometime there is not. It does not always depend of the wind, wind in the back i got sometimes backspin sometimes not, same for the wind in the face and with almost all club... Driving, i play real golf and i have never see a driver where the ball going 275 yards long and roll for 10 feet. The course are in mud??? same with many club but with the driver, it is pathetic... I choosed EA because peoples said it was more realistic, 2k23 is worst than that?? Do i need to play 3000 18 hole to get the max stats??? If someone have a cheat, i take it immediately. I dont play online and will never so...Disapointed with PS5 Update
I have been playing this game for 9 months through my PS5 plus premium subscription. The graphics are excellent and for the most part I enjoy the game the the exception of the following issues: The commentators do not have any situational awareness and cannot differentiate between the paying customer (me) and the CPU characters I am playing with. Please remove the obnoxious Frank Navalo! I'm sure you know what I mean. How wind affects the golf balls is very inconsistent even during the same round on the same course. I've won the Fedex Cup twice in this game yet every new season the game treats me as a rookie that has never won a tournament before. You only get paid credits for winning the tournament. Second or third place get nothing. Much different than PGA TOUR 2K25, which is more reflective of how prize money(points) are actually paid. I incorrectly assumed that at least some of these issues would be addressed in the latest update that was available on the PS5. You know the one I was charged $15.00 for. However although the graphics are prettier, none of the above mention defects were addressed. When will the above mentioned game software errors be addressed and/or can I get my money back for an upgrade that did nothing to improve gameplay? Thank you
Pro Pass Token earnings.
Happy New Year ya'll. New to this game but not new to the franchise as I've been playing it since 1991 on Sega Genesis. Besides weekly quests and playing rounds in career mode, wherw else can I earn Pro Pass tokens? My Pro Pass lvl is at 38, earing 600 Pro Pass tokens a week, will take me 60 weeks to reach lvl 90, that's an insane amout of time. I read on google that you can earn 20 tokens per hole but a game mode wasn't specified. I'm not spending real money to get the green points since it will take 7,350 pts to complete the Pass, that's $49.99 for 5,750 and a extra $19.99 for 2,750 pts. That's $70 on points only, the cost of the full game though i got it on sale not to long ago for a mere $8.49 on PS store.max ai difficulty/ hard putting/ hard swing plane is way too easy! PGA 2023
Playing rd 2 masters, and don’t get me wrong it feels pretty awesome, I’m having a blast. Just way 2 ez. I mean yeah I could remove the auto putting distance and line to make the game more difficult but I’ve tried that, and it’s not that much harder, just takes way longer. It’s a video game I want it to have a little fun/fluidity. Just hoping the players are better and shoot lower in the pga, because the korn ferry is silly. I win by 15 -20 even after making the settings as hard as possible without losing that fun feel/pace of play. I maybe average -35 (full four rounds) . I’ll eventually play online matches and find out how good I’m really not. BUT I JUST WANTED TO PLAY THE CAREER MODE WITH A LITTLE BUT OF A CHALLENGE HELLOOOO. Also first 2k I’ve tried since The tour 2019 lol. ty for your time love Chris (ps i know it’s 2026 good point ill shut up and try a newer game) <33 must haves in game going forward
Totally subjective to how I and my family play but.. 3 click simple swing must stay in the game. It’s key to keep casual gamers competitive Muliplayer local play with custom avatars even if it means no one gets XP and they should remain equal in base talent so no one gets too good a player Better Ryder Cup play by having more European players The game gets played in this house as a family game mostly, rarely solo The current Road to the masters was pretty much a fail for the way we like to play.
