Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (PS3, 360)

[Hurricain]

Quote: Originally Posted by DivotMaker

Do what? I am a 9 handicap at 54 years old, so I tend to think I know a few things about Golf. I am not defending the omission of yardages as much as I am saying it does not bother me nor does it detract from the experience for me. The majority of those who have tried Simulation mode in the EA forums are not complaining about the omission either. I am not saying any of you are wrong for wanting yardages just as much as I am not saying that not having yardages makes it a "truer" simulation of Golf. This is the direction the Dev Team took Simulation mode this year. It is not perfect and neither is any new mode for any game released today. Devs have to take risks and make guesses as to whether certain features will fly with their customers. If their telemetry for TW14 indicates that the majority of Simulation users are playing with yardages on, then they will react to that in TW15 and you will very likely see yardages of some kind as well as an effort to make the game more challenging WITH yardages. I am glad that some of you have said you still plan to get the game, because the more feedback EA can get from Simulation mode users, the better it will be for TW15 and beyond because one thing is for sure, they ARE listening to their customers.

Here is the funny part. NEXT YEAR yardages will be in, it will be the NEW feature to get everyone to buy the game again. It is actually a smart business decision. Sad but imo true.

[Love13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

I really wonder what additions they've made to career mode. The way I'm playing I might not even earn my tour card lol. Finishing an entire round under par would feel like an accomplishment to me.

Agreed. I'm stoked to read about the additions in hands' blog that will hopefully be posted early Monday. And as of now, I'm ecstatic if I can finish 3 holes under par let alone 2, 3, or 4 full rounds to try and become more than an am in career mode lol

[CallCenterZombie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Love13

Agreed. I'm stoked to read about the additions in hands' blog that will hopefully be posted early Monday. And as of now, I'm ecstatic if I can finish 3 holes under par let alone 2, 3, or 4 full rounds to try and become more than an am in career mode lol

This is the EXACT reason how TW14 has brought me back on board. I don't want to play as the pro's. I want to play as my CAG and Sim mode feels like I'm playing a round through a virtual course. I love the challenge and NO DOUBT there will be some frustration but heh that's just like in real life..

[HANDSWARD_EA]

My thoughts on the continued discussion of no course yardages with Zoom to Aim off...



I get it, now move the discussion forward instead of harping on the same thing over and over and over again...

[CallCenterZombie]

Get em Hands!

[Danimal]

Everyone and I do mean everyone better take a step back when ti comes to the yardage marker not being present.

I assume most of us play golf so we know that yardage is available in any number of forms on the real course. I also didn't see anyone defending its absences as a true sim experience.

They are trying things to make the game harder for those of us who want it. Because at the end of the day it is a game and thus will never be as difficult as real golf.

Having said my peace now let me say people are still allowed to post if they are upset about yardage issue as long as they keep it respectful.

Carry on.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

I really wonder what additions they've made to career mode. The way I'm playing I might not even earn my tour card lol. Finishing an entire round under par would feel like an accomplishment to me.

If you plan to mainly play career mode and if you are having alot of trouble even breaking par then just make it a little easier for yourself. Use zoom to aim, omit the fading strike meter or don't use grid less greens. That's the beauty of this year's game, the customization to make it as hard as you want and I'm just happy we have this option this year. I don't think I'll be shooting mid 60's on full sim mode so I will make adjustments'e especially with gridless greens which I feel still doesn't give you enough info to properly assess a putt.

While that can't help you online with a CC you join that insists playing full sim mode, it sure won't restrict you offline. And if you still insist you must play the hardest mode then do I what did last year while playing with the Move. Use the easy AI scoring level. Most top AI scores were around even on that level.

With other sports games, I never play against the hardest AI level because it's just too frustrating for me. In the end the advancement of the swing is what makes or breaks the sim level, everything else is just window dressing that you can choose to use at your discretion.

[Matt10]

I'll be the bigger man and concede. It's just nice to see that yet again I am right about an EA Sports game with a fundamental "questionable" decision. Talk about a beaten horse - wonder why that theme continues though....

With all that being said. This game can't come out soon enough. The good thing about the yardage issue is that there is a workaround -unlike the NCAA 13 DB glitch. Obviously, I can play the level below Simulation - and be good. Or of course, as I've mentioned, I can scout the courses and physically write down yardages myself - who knows, maybe I'll turn into one of the Dev's caddies after all this - of course out of spite I will give them the wrong yardage on occasion