Tiger Words 14: FOFC Country Club set up - Page 3

thesloppy · 04-14-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rockboy70

Yup, I ended up having 4 consistent rounds. I'm fine with whatever difficulty, but if the spin and putt previews are there I tend to use them

Oh lord, I could totally live without spin, but without putt preview I'll be on the first hole all day long.

BYU 14 · 04-14-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

Oh lord, I could totally live without spin, but without putt preview I'll be on the first hole all day long.

This, I don't even mess with the spin, but my putting is average even with preview

thesloppy · 04-14-2013, 02:09 PM

Could you bump the 4-rounder up to Tour Pro, and have the 1-rounder(s) be at Pro difficulty? That would allow for some variety, and would stave off some of the pain for guys like me, who just enjoy hitting a little ball into the water.

BYU 14 · 04-14-2013, 03:44 PM

Finally starting to click. Opening tournament of the Web.com tour, bogeyed the first hole, then went on to record 7 birdies and win the tournament by 2 strokes at 6 under. Time for a beer

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 03:58 PM

I'll try turning spin off for the first FOFC tournies, which should go up Monday Night.

(I'm not 100% sure of which courses are core, which courses are part of the 14 pack, so don't be surprised if I accidentally set up a DLC course as part of the setup)

kcchief19 · 04-14-2013, 04:07 PM

Tour Pro level is definitely more realistic. I'm assuming that as my golfer develops I will actually get some naturally spin, but right now I feel like I'm playing links golf hitting into greens. On Tour Pro, I'm super erratic. I just started the Web.com Tour and first tournament I finished eight, second tournament I missed the cut.

Thanks for managing the FOFC country club, Foz! You're the best!

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 04:23 PM

Thanks;

The FOFC 1-Round Golf Tour Presents:

The Hawaiian Open (at Kiawah Island)

Wind: Gusty
Teebox: Black
Pin Location: Medium-1
Changes from Pro: Putt Preview, Zoom to Aim, Pin Boosts, Spin OFF

Winner: $1,000,000
Second Place: $600,000
Third Place: $400,000
Fourth Place: $350,000
Fifth Place: $250,000
Below Fifth: $100,000

(money earned goes toward the 1-Round Leaderboard)

Tournament will be open for 4 days starting at 6 PM EDT tonight.

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 04:36 PM

Here's a proposed set up for the one round tour.. It's 12 events, 8 minors, and four majors. Majors will be worth 2.5x as much cash.

One Round Tour

CURRENT- The Hawaiian Open - Hialeah Island (Ocean Course)
Southern Championship (Atlanta)
The Masters (Major) (Augusta)
China Open (Mission Hills)
Scottish Cup (Royal Troon)
British Open (Major) (Saint Andrews)
Louisiana Championship (TPC Louisiana)
Empire Open (Oak Hill Country Club)
US Open (Major) (Pebble Beach)
Kentucky Championship (Valhalla)
Golden Bear Challenge (Muirfield)
The Platinum Trout (Major) (TPC Sawgrass)

Any suggestions? Should we put DLC courses in this (or the four rounder?)

SackAttack · 04-14-2013, 04:46 PM

Would prefer no DLC courses for tour events. One-offs, fine, but if we're doing a tour thing, stick to core courses for those.

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 04:50 PM

Alright, was afraid of overlap, there's only 20 courses (only!) and I wanted to see if folks wanted to play different courses. I'll make sure that the eight courses that weren't picked for one rounders are picked for the four round tour.

And did I go too far? I'm already getting feedback that Zoom to Aim is a bit too far..

SackAttack · 04-14-2013, 04:53 PM

It's not just zoom to aim being turned off. It's that plus gusty winds.

I'm not going to spend an hour putting up a +50 in a masochistic setup. The tour sounds fun, and I'm fine with turning off putt previews, pin boosts, and even spin.

But crazy winds alone are usually enough for me to go :-/

Crazy winds plus no zoom to aim? I'm out. I'll stick to the one-offs.

BYU 14 · 04-14-2013, 04:53 PM

I would like to keep zoom to aim

mauchow · 04-14-2013, 04:57 PM

I wish I could play

No cross-platform play seems lame.

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 05:00 PM

mauchow: You can always set up tournaments with the same setup through the EA site, and then report your results.

Alright, consider this tournament a test (worth 25% of the normal money), I'll pick a new starting tournament on thursday when this tournament finishes.with zoom to aim reinstalled.

Here's the list of TW14 courses: Where do you want the first tournament to be held?

Standard Edition

Muirfield Village (new)
Oak Hill (new)
Mission Hills (new)
TPC Louisiana (new)
Royal Troon (new)
Pinehurst No. 2 (restored version)
Valhalla
Augusta National
Pebble Beach
St. Andrews
TPC Sawgrass
Oakmont
Royal Birkdale
Torrey Pines
East Lake
Spyglass Hill
Crooked Stick
PGA National
Atlanta Athletic Club
Kiawah Island

Historical adds a few more, but I'm not sure we all have historical, so I'm leaving them out

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 05:02 PM

also, if someone wants to build a schedule for the four round tour, go right ahead, and I'll plug it in as we go.

thesloppy · 04-14-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

It's not just zoom to aim being turned off. It's that plus gusty winds.

I agree with that to some degree....I don't particularly care for super high winds, but I'd be more than willing to suffer through practically any difficulty and options, with the zoom turned on. Without the zoom AND high winds I'd probably ragequit pretty quick, if I even bothered to try.

SirFozzie · 04-14-2013, 05:06 PM

No problem. I set gusty winds because this is Hawaii and usually the winds are huge up there for the tournament openers

SackAttack · 04-14-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

I agree with that to some degree....I don't particularly care for super high winds, but I'd be more than willing to suffer through practically any difficulty and options, with the zoom turned on. Without the zoom AND high winds I'd probably ragequit pretty quick, if I even bothered to try.

Bingo. I'll deal with the winds. I'll deal with no zoom if there are no winds.

I won't even bother if both are present because fuck that. That's not fun. I'd rather shove my dick in a coffee grinder.

BYU 14 · 04-14-2013, 06:11 PM

Well, would still like zoom, but through 11 at Hawaii I am only +1, but I think a lot of that is because there are not many fairway hazards on tis course. Hopefully I am not jinxed now

Ajaxab · 04-15-2013, 08:23 AM

No zoom to aim is really tough. I made the mistake of adjusting too far off the fairway and got stuck in the thick grasses on hole #4 at Hawaii. 10 strokes/hacks later, they cut my losses and sent me to the next hole. Killed my round with that.

Like others, I don't mind high winds if we have zoom to aim.

finketr · 04-15-2013, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Any suggestions? Should we put DLC courses in this (or the four rounder?)

so, even though i'm a PS3 player, i wouldn't use DLC unless it's free...

just saying.

cmp · 04-15-2013, 09:02 PM

Went +2 in Hawaii. Bogeyed 14, 15, and 16 before getting a birdie on 17 to settle things down at the end. No zoom to aim was the toughest part for me.

SirFozzie · 04-16-2013, 04:22 PM

Ok, four round tournament is up (will be live at 6 PM EDT):

Course Condition Slow
Start Time Tuesday, Apr 16 06PM
End Time Sunday, Apr 21 05PM
Rounds 4
Tries 1
Submissions 1
Weather Sunny
Wind Gusts Off
Random Wind Off
Tee Black
Flagstick Easy - 2
Wind Breezy
Second Cut Length Average
Difficulty Amateur
Swing Difficulty Normal
Putt Preview On
Swing Meter On
Green Grid On
Boost Pins Off
True View Off
Ball Spin Off
Motion Controller Off
Holes 18
Wind Display On
Strike Meter Sticky
Zoom to Aim On
Time of Day Live
Shot Shaping Normal
Boost Pins 0

(Note: The flagstick position will change from round to round)

Winner: $1,000,000
Second Place: $600,000
Third Place: $400,000
Fourth Place: $350,000
Fifth Place: $250,000
Below Fifth: $100,000

SackAttack · 04-16-2013, 07:42 PM

That looks much more less masochistic.

rockboy70 · 04-16-2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

That looks much more less masochistic.

Maybe too much so. Just shot a -13 in the first round. My golfer is level ~50, and I've been spending attributes points and upgrading clubs as I go along. I'll hang back to see how others fare.

SackAttack · 04-16-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rockboy70

Maybe too much so. Just shot a -13 in the first round. My golfer is level ~50, and I've been spending attributes points and upgrading clubs as I go along. I'll hang back to see how others fare.

Not everybody is at the same place you are. Making it crazy masochistic to give you a challenge is a cock up the ass without lube to people who haven't leveled as far as you have.

BYU 14 · 04-17-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Not everybody is at the same place you are. Making it crazy masochistic to give you a challenge is a cock up the ass without lube to people who haven't leveled as far as you have.

Far more eloquent than I could have stated it

I shot a -6 at level 16 and had a bogeyless round, so I am fine with it. If anything is changed maybe only putting preview, but definitely don't remove zoom to aim.

rockboy70 · 04-17-2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BYU 14

Far more eloquent than I could have stated it

I shot a -6 at level 16 and had a bogeyless round, so I am fine with it. If anything is changed maybe only putting preview, but definitely don't remove zoom to aim.

Yeah, been playing a bunch of the career mode as well, figured I might be over leveled compared to most. I think I should be able to create a guy from scratch to use just for the FOFC tourneys, if not I'll drop out.

BYU 14 · 04-17-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rockboy70

Yeah, been playing a bunch of the career mode as well, figured I might be over leveled compared to most. I think I should be able to create a guy from scratch to use just for the FOFC tourneys, if not I'll drop out.

It's all good, it sets the bar high for the rest of us

SirFozzie · 04-18-2013, 05:22 PM

Did -9 on round 1, I think we'll need to toughen things up, just for realism's sake..

Some thoughts: Create new guys for the one and four round tours
Turn Off Putt Preview
More Wind?
Make the swing tougher? (Right now the penalties for a bad swing are neglible)

Any? All? What should we be looking at?

BYU 14 · 04-18-2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Did -9 on round 1, I think we'll need to toughen things up, just for realism's sake..

Some thoughts: Create new guys for the one and four round tours
Turn Off Putt Preview
More Wind?
Make the swing tougher? (Right now the penalties for a bad swing are neglible)

Any? All? What should we be looking at?

I like these suggestions, so basically will have a set of golfers we only use for the FOFC tournaments then correct?

kcchief19 · 04-18-2013, 09:41 PM

I would favor making a tweak at a time rather than pulling on a bunch of levers at once and swinging back and forth between ridiculously easy and ridiculously hard.

Turning off putt preview would be a major first step. I shot a 58 in my last round and I may have taken 19 putts. Once you get the hang of putting, it's almost impossible to miss even long hairy putts with preview on.

Is "Difficulty" the main issue? I'm getting really good results in my career mode in terms of a challenge and the only thing I've done is change the difficulty to Tour Pro. I think bumping up to Pro and turning off putt preview would give us a challenge.

I'll be honest, I have zero interest in creating an FOFC-only golfer.

Ajaxab · 04-18-2013, 09:42 PM

I had two rounds where my putting got really hot and two rounds where it was just so-so. Didn't think I could match a -14 round, but managed that in round 3.

I like the idea of creating new guys. The other option would be to just get things going seriously when people have leveled up their existing players as I think the game caps how good a given player can get. It's a shame the game doesn't enforce level caps for tournaments. That would make our lives a whole lot easier.

I also like the idea of turning off putt preview. Putt preview and spin were the two crutches that could go. Anyone played the difficulty above Tour Pro? I'm not sure what the settings are there offhand.

thesloppy · 04-19-2013, 03:40 AM

If the intent is to level the playing field, wouldn't it be better if we all used the same pro golfer (Tiger Woods, I'm assuming) every time, or for at least one/some of the tourneys? Then everybody would be at exactly the same level, and it would never change.

kcchief19 · 04-19-2013, 09:17 AM

That would make sense to a degree. I'd actually be OK with people playing with any golfer they want. I'd use my own created golfer regardless because I like the consistency and want my golfer to earn experience every time I play.

Ajaxab has a good point, which is that the golfer level is a short-term problem. Unless this game has improved dramatically from previous versions, your golfer is going to top out after a period of time and won't get better. My golfer is already about a 64 or so, and I don't think I'm playing that much.

cmp · 04-20-2013, 09:28 PM

I'd be willing to play anyway the group wanted to. I'm enjoying the game quite a bit so far.

SirFozzie · 04-25-2013, 12:39 AM

Sorry, I've been fairly quiet, and I never got a chance to put up new tournaments (or record the last tournaments), I'm going through some rough shit right now, and been online very little.

Anyone want co-ownership to set this kinda thing up, or do folks not mind if service gets a bit sporadic the next few days or weeks?

SirFozzie · 04-29-2013, 10:33 AM

BTW, we'll have a couple years to play this game, as Kotaku is reporting the series is going to take a year off next year as part of the EA cutbacks

BigDPW · 05-07-2013, 05:01 PM

Just purchased the game and joined the country club. Any activity of the club recently?

SackAttack · 06-06-2013, 02:48 PM

Revisiting the idea of DLC courses, apparently the 14-course pack is going to be 50% off next week (June 11-17); 1600 points, down from the usual 3200.

BigDPW · 06-06-2013, 04:50 PM

I went and got the DLC courses at a weak moment a few weeks ago and have not been disappointed.

Blackadar · 06-06-2013, 07:41 PM

For those who like golf, keep your eyes on this one:

Perfect Parallel Golf

So far it looks pretty sweet.

thesloppy · 06-06-2013, 10:07 PM

This game is weird, because on the surface it's the best game of golf I've ever played on PC or console...but yet it bores me to tears. It's seems to always be the last game I want to play, and so I never do. It looks and plays great, and I enjoy it well enough, while I'm actually playing it, but it just seems kind of antiseptic. There's lots of stuff to do, but absolutely nothing driving you to do it. It's a great game of golf, set in a completely sterile world.

It could totally be me though, maybe I've just played my fill in video game golf.

SirFozzie · 06-06-2013, 10:20 PM

I found that when I was doing the FOFC group, I had a reason to play.. otherwise not so much.

We should restart the tournaments at some point if people want.

BigDPW · 06-07-2013, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

I found that when I was doing the FOFC group, I had a reason to play.. otherwise not so much.

We should restart the tournaments at some point if people want.

I would love to participate in some club tournaments. Unfortunately I was too late to the party to play in any of the early ones. Maybe next week for US Open week would be a good time to set up some new ones. If you need someone to help commish as you mentioned earlier I am happy to help.

kcchief19 · 06-07-2013, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

This game is weird, because on the surface it's the best game of golf I've ever played on PC or console...but yet it bores me to tears. It's seems to always be the last game I want to play, and so I never do. It looks and plays great, and I enjoy it well enough, while I'm actually playing it, but it just seems kind of antiseptic. There's lots of stuff to do, but absolutely nothing driving you to do it. It's a great game of golf, set in a completely sterile world.

I'm pretty much in the same spot. I actually started struggling recently, which on one level annoyed me but on another level intrigued me. I thought it was encouraging the game was getting tougher as I got better. Then I went to upgrade my golfer and realized that at some point the game reset my clubs -- I was now playing with the Starter level clubs. I upgraded my clubs and now I've won two tournaments in a row, including winning the British Open by 20-some odd shots.

It's the same problem that every other role-playing sports game has had a problem with -- the end game. It's fun while you're learning and overmatched, it's fun when you get the hang of it and win, then it sucks when you just continue to win.

Then again, if you tricked out the AI to make it tougher, I'd feel cheated too.

In an odd way the goofy challenges and games (like target practice) that were integral to the game a few incarnations ago almost added more color to the game. You reach a certain point where you're just playing a round of golf with no real reward.

Ajaxab · 06-08-2013, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

This game is weird, because on the surface it's the best game of golf I've ever played on PC or console...but yet it bores me to tears. It's seems to always be the last game I want to play, and so I never do. It looks and plays great, and I enjoy it well enough, while I'm actually playing it, but it just seems kind of antiseptic. There's lots of stuff to do, but absolutely nothing driving you to do it. It's a great game of golf, set in a completely sterile world.

It could totally be me though, maybe I've just played my fill in video game golf.

Antiseptic is a good word for the experience, but I'm still enjoying it in spite of its antiseptic flavor. From what I've read, the developers are a bit handcuffed by the PGA in trying to create more of a lively golf atmosphere. I had known that each golfer needed to be individually licensed making that process of acquiring a bunch of golfer licenses a headache. What I hadn't known was that even shot arcs are licensed. So without purchasing the license to shot arcs, EA apparently can't even represent the shots of players we don't even see as this violates some agreement the PGA has with a company who does this work. Even putting up shot arcs of your playing partner(s) would add some atmosphere to the sterile tournaments, but that isn't allowed.

There really is a good game of golf here, but something needs to be done to make tournaments more interesting.

Ajaxab · 06-08-2013, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

I'm pretty much in the same spot. I actually started struggling recently, which on one level annoyed me but on another level intrigued me. I thought it was encouraging the game was getting tougher as I got better. Then I went to upgrade my golfer and realized that at some point the game reset my clubs -- I was now playing with the Starter level clubs. I upgraded my clubs and now I've won two tournaments in a row, including winning the British Open by 20-some odd shots.

It's the same problem that every other role-playing sports game has had a problem with -- the end game. It's fun while you're learning and overmatched, it's fun when you get the hang of it and win, then it sucks when you just continue to win.

dola

What level are you playing at and what level is your golfer Chief? I'm playing on Tour Pro with a level 96 control golfer. My power is still horrible in spite of being a 90, but on default Tour Pro settings, it is still very easy to win any tournament that isn't at Augusta or Bethpage. I may have to move up a difficulty level or customize the level I'm on.

Also, anyone know how to improve swing speed? Mine is always slow. That may have something to do with my being one of the worst drivers on the PGA tour.

Vince, Pt. II · 06-08-2013, 10:41 AM

So I picked this up yesterday so I could "practice" at Spyglass, since I get to play there in three weeks (/humblebrag). Fired up a quick play round, didn't touch the settings and shot a 65 with Ricky Fowler, including an ace on 15 or 16. Where do I need to put the difficulty level (I didn't use spin or putt preview) to get a challenge out of this game? I haven't played any versions of this game in about 5 years, and while I used to be very good, this round would have been amazing even back in my regular playing days.

SackAttack · 08-22-2013, 10:51 AM

Been getting back into this, and I'm rediscovering why I put it down for a while in the first place. The wind effects drive me crazy.

Apparently it doesn't matter what direction the wind is - in your face, left-to-right/right-to-left, or at your back - you're gonna have to club up if you want to reach your target.

I had a downhill tee shot with a 12 mph tailwind. Should've been good, assuming I didn't totally fuck up the swing, for 300 yards with my golfer. Nope. 230 (and that's pretty routine for the serious tailwinds).

A crosswind of 3-4 mph? Not gonna blow your ball of target, but you will probably need to step up two clubs above what you 'should' need. Maybe I'm just completely off target in what effect I'm thinking a 3 mph crosswind 'should' have, but I've had shots where I've clubbed up, struck the ball well, and had the modest crosswind say 'lol no green for you; enjoy some sand'.

04-14-2013, 02:09 PM	#103
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	Could you bump the 4-rounder up to Tour Pro, and have the 1-rounder(s) be at Pro difficulty? That would allow for some variety, and would stave off some of the pain for guys like me, who just enjoy hitting a little ball into the water. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

04-14-2013, 03:58 PM	#105
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	I'll try turning spin off for the first FOFC tournies, which should go up Monday Night. (I'm not 100% sure of which courses are core, which courses are part of the 14 pack, so don't be surprised if I accidentally set up a DLC course as part of the setup) __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 04:23 PM	#107
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Thanks; The FOFC 1-Round Golf Tour Presents: The Hawaiian Open (at Kiawah Island) Wind: Gusty Teebox: Black Pin Location: Medium-1 Changes from Pro: Putt Preview, Zoom to Aim, Pin Boosts, Spin OFF Winner: $1,000,000 Second Place: $600,000 Third Place: $400,000 Fourth Place: $350,000 Fifth Place: $250,000 Below Fifth: $100,000 (money earned goes toward the 1-Round Leaderboard) Tournament will be open for 4 days starting at 6 PM EDT tonight. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 04:36 PM	#108
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Here's a proposed set up for the one round tour.. It's 12 events, 8 minors, and four majors. Majors will be worth 2.5x as much cash. One Round Tour CURRENT- The Hawaiian Open - Hialeah Island (Ocean Course) Southern Championship (Atlanta) The Masters (Major) (Augusta) China Open (Mission Hills) Scottish Cup (Royal Troon) British Open (Major) (Saint Andrews) Louisiana Championship (TPC Louisiana) Empire Open (Oak Hill Country Club) US Open (Major) (Pebble Beach) Kentucky Championship (Valhalla) Golden Bear Challenge (Muirfield) The Platinum Trout (Major) (TPC Sawgrass) Any suggestions? Should we put DLC courses in this (or the four rounder?) __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 04:50 PM	#110
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Alright, was afraid of overlap, there's only 20 courses (only!) and I wanted to see if folks wanted to play different courses. I'll make sure that the eight courses that weren't picked for one rounders are picked for the four round tour. And did I go too far? I'm already getting feedback that Zoom to Aim is a bit too far.. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 03:44 PM	#104
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Finally starting to click. Opening tournament of the Web.com tour, bogeyed the first hole, then went on to record 7 birdies and win the tournament by 2 strokes at 6 under. Time for a beer

04-14-2013, 04:07 PM	#106
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Tour Pro level is definitely more realistic. I'm assuming that as my golfer develops I will actually get some naturally spin, but right now I feel like I'm playing links golf hitting into greens. On Tour Pro, I'm super erratic. I just started the Web.com Tour and first tournament I finished eight, second tournament I missed the cut. Thanks for managing the FOFC country club, Foz! You're the best!

04-14-2013, 04:46 PM	#109
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Would prefer no DLC courses for tour events. One-offs, fine, but if we're doing a tour thing, stick to core courses for those.

04-14-2013, 04:53 PM	#111
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	It's not just zoom to aim being turned off. It's that plus gusty winds. I'm not going to spend an hour putting up a +50 in a masochistic setup. The tour sounds fun, and I'm fine with turning off putt previews, pin boosts, and even spin. But crazy winds alone are usually enough for me to go :-/ Crazy winds plus no zoom to aim? I'm out. I'll stick to the one-offs.

04-14-2013, 04:53 PM	#112
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	I would like to keep zoom to aim

04-14-2013, 04:57 PM	#113
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	I wish I could play No cross-platform play seems lame.

04-14-2013, 05:00 PM	#114
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	mauchow: You can always set up tournaments with the same setup through the EA site, and then report your results. Alright, consider this tournament a test (worth 25% of the normal money), I'll pick a new starting tournament on thursday when this tournament finishes.with zoom to aim reinstalled. Here's the list of TW14 courses: Where do you want the first tournament to be held? Standard Edition Muirfield Village (new) Oak Hill (new) Mission Hills (new) TPC Louisiana (new) Royal Troon (new) Pinehurst No. 2 (restored version) Valhalla Augusta National Pebble Beach St. Andrews TPC Sawgrass Oakmont Royal Birkdale Torrey Pines East Lake Spyglass Hill Crooked Stick PGA National Atlanta Athletic Club Kiawah Island Historical adds a few more, but I'm not sure we all have historical, so I'm leaving them out __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 05:02 PM	#115
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	also, if someone wants to build a schedule for the four round tour, go right ahead, and I'll plug it in as we go. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 05:06 PM	#117
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	No problem. I set gusty winds because this is Hawaii and usually the winds are huge up there for the tournament openers __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-14-2013, 06:11 PM	#119
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Well, would still like zoom, but through 11 at Hawaii I am only +1, but I think a lot of that is because there are not many fairway hazards on tis course. Hopefully I am not jinxed now

04-15-2013, 08:23 AM	#120
Ajaxab College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Far from home	No zoom to aim is really tough. I made the mistake of adjusting too far off the fairway and got stuck in the thick grasses on hole #4 at Hawaii. 10 strokes/hacks later, they cut my losses and sent me to the next hole. Killed my round with that. Like others, I don't mind high winds if we have zoom to aim.

04-15-2013, 09:02 PM	#122
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Went +2 in Hawaii. Bogeyed 14, 15, and 16 before getting a birdie on 17 to settle things down at the end. No zoom to aim was the toughest part for me.

04-16-2013, 04:22 PM	#123
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Ok, four round tournament is up (will be live at 6 PM EDT): Course Condition Slow Start Time Tuesday, Apr 16 06PM End Time Sunday, Apr 21 05PM Rounds 4 Tries 1 Submissions 1 Weather Sunny Wind Gusts Off Random Wind Off Tee Black Flagstick Easy - 2 Wind Breezy Second Cut Length Average Difficulty Amateur Swing Difficulty Normal Putt Preview On Swing Meter On Green Grid On Boost Pins Off True View Off Ball Spin Off Motion Controller Off Holes 18 Wind Display On Strike Meter Sticky Zoom to Aim On Time of Day Live Shot Shaping Normal Boost Pins 0 (Note: The flagstick position will change from round to round) Winner: $1,000,000 Second Place: $600,000 Third Place: $400,000 Fourth Place: $350,000 Fifth Place: $250,000 Below Fifth: $100,000 __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com Last edited by SirFozzie : 04-16-2013 at 04:23 PM.

04-16-2013, 07:42 PM	#124
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	That looks much more less masochistic.

04-18-2013, 05:22 PM	#130
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Did -9 on round 1, I think we'll need to toughen things up, just for realism's sake.. Some thoughts: Create new guys for the one and four round tours Turn Off Putt Preview More Wind? Make the swing tougher? (Right now the penalties for a bad swing are neglible) Any? All? What should we be looking at? __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-18-2013, 09:41 PM	#132
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	I would favor making a tweak at a time rather than pulling on a bunch of levers at once and swinging back and forth between ridiculously easy and ridiculously hard. Turning off putt preview would be a major first step. I shot a 58 in my last round and I may have taken 19 putts. Once you get the hang of putting, it's almost impossible to miss even long hairy putts with preview on. Is "Difficulty" the main issue? I'm getting really good results in my career mode in terms of a challenge and the only thing I've done is change the difficulty to Tour Pro. I think bumping up to Pro and turning off putt preview would give us a challenge. I'll be honest, I have zero interest in creating an FOFC-only golfer. Last edited by kcchief19 : 04-18-2013 at 09:41 PM.

04-18-2013, 09:42 PM	#133
Ajaxab College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Far from home	I had two rounds where my putting got really hot and two rounds where it was just so-so. Didn't think I could match a -14 round, but managed that in round 3. I like the idea of creating new guys. The other option would be to just get things going seriously when people have leveled up their existing players as I think the game caps how good a given player can get. It's a shame the game doesn't enforce level caps for tournaments. That would make our lives a whole lot easier. I also like the idea of turning off putt preview. Putt preview and spin were the two crutches that could go. Anyone played the difficulty above Tour Pro? I'm not sure what the settings are there offhand.

04-19-2013, 03:40 AM	#134
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	If the intent is to level the playing field, wouldn't it be better if we all used the same pro golfer (Tiger Woods, I'm assuming) every time, or for at least one/some of the tourneys? Then everybody would be at exactly the same level, and it would never change. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

04-19-2013, 09:17 AM	#135
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	That would make sense to a degree. I'd actually be OK with people playing with any golfer they want. I'd use my own created golfer regardless because I like the consistency and want my golfer to earn experience every time I play. Ajaxab has a good point, which is that the golfer level is a short-term problem. Unless this game has improved dramatically from previous versions, your golfer is going to top out after a period of time and won't get better. My golfer is already about a 64 or so, and I don't think I'm playing that much.

04-20-2013, 09:28 PM	#136
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	I'd be willing to play anyway the group wanted to. I'm enjoying the game quite a bit so far.

04-25-2013, 12:39 AM	#137
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Sorry, I've been fairly quiet, and I never got a chance to put up new tournaments (or record the last tournaments), I'm going through some rough shit right now, and been online very little. Anyone want co-ownership to set this kinda thing up, or do folks not mind if service gets a bit sporadic the next few days or weeks? __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

04-29-2013, 10:33 AM	#138
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	BTW, we'll have a couple years to play this game, as Kotaku is reporting the series is going to take a year off next year as part of the EA cutbacks __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-07-2013, 05:01 PM	#139
BigDPW College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC	Just purchased the game and joined the country club. Any activity of the club recently?

06-06-2013, 02:48 PM	#140
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Revisiting the idea of DLC courses, apparently the 14-course pack is going to be 50% off next week (June 11-17); 1600 points, down from the usual 3200.

06-06-2013, 04:50 PM	#141
BigDPW College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC	I went and got the DLC courses at a weak moment a few weeks ago and have not been disappointed. Last edited by BigDPW : 06-06-2013 at 04:58 PM.

06-06-2013, 07:41 PM	#142
Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	For those who like golf, keep your eyes on this one: Perfect Parallel Golf So far it looks pretty sweet. Last edited by Blackadar : 06-06-2013 at 07:41 PM.

06-06-2013, 10:07 PM	#143
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	This game is weird, because on the surface it's the best game of golf I've ever played on PC or console...but yet it bores me to tears. It's seems to always be the last game I want to play, and so I never do. It looks and plays great, and I enjoy it well enough, while I'm actually playing it, but it just seems kind of antiseptic. There's lots of stuff to do, but absolutely nothing driving you to do it. It's a great game of golf, set in a completely sterile world. It could totally be me though, maybe I've just played my fill in video game golf. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

06-06-2013, 10:20 PM	#144
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	I found that when I was doing the FOFC group, I had a reason to play.. otherwise not so much. We should restart the tournaments at some point if people want. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

06-08-2013, 10:41 AM	#149
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	So I picked this up yesterday so I could "practice" at Spyglass, since I get to play there in three weeks (/humblebrag). Fired up a quick play round, didn't touch the settings and shot a 65 with Ricky Fowler, including an ace on 15 or 16. Where do I need to put the difficulty level (I didn't use spin or putt preview) to get a challenge out of this game? I haven't played any versions of this game in about 5 years, and while I used to be very good, this round would have been amazing even back in my regular playing days.

08-22-2013, 10:51 AM	#150
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Been getting back into this, and I'm rediscovering why I put it down for a while in the first place. The wind effects drive me crazy. Apparently it doesn't matter what direction the wind is - in your face, left-to-right/right-to-left, or at your back - you're gonna have to club up if you want to reach your target. I had a downhill tee shot with a 12 mph tailwind. Should've been good, assuming I didn't totally fuck up the swing, for 300 yards with my golfer. Nope. 230 (and that's pretty routine for the serious tailwinds). A crosswind of 3-4 mph? Not gonna blow your ball of target, but you will probably need to step up two clubs above what you 'should' need. Maybe I'm just completely off target in what effect I'm thinking a 3 mph crosswind 'should' have, but I've had shots where I've clubbed up, struck the ball well, and had the modest crosswind say 'lol no green for you; enjoy some sand'.