Tour Pro Mode Details Revealed For Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR

[Cvhsalumni]

Quote: Originally Posted by HANDSWARD_EA

You can set the mode to Full Rounds if you like. Quick Rounds is just the default setting for the mode. The key to Quick Rounds is that it is a replacement for the 1, 2 and 3 round options for Tournaments in the mode. We felt those options weren't true to the PGA TOUR experience. We really wanted the authenticity of playing 4 rounds. Things like fighting to make the cut on a Friday, trying to move up the leaderboard on moving day, and the pressure of a final round were all lost with the shorter amount of rounds. Now, with all tournaments being 4 rounds, we can deliver that more authentic PGA TOUR experience. That being said, most users don't want to play 4 full rounds (our telemetry showed that about 75% of users would play 1 round tournaments in prior career modes, 22% would play 4 rounds, and the other 3% would select 2 or 3 rounds). Quick Rounds still allows those users to progress through tournaments as fast as they used to with the 1 round setting(well, much faster with no hole to hole loads).

Is it possible to change this setting between tournaments? I could see myself wanting to play all 4 rounds of a major and certain tournaments, etc. and then using the quick round setting for other tournaments.

Can it be turned on and off during a career and in between tournaments?

[Boss Rousseau]

Quote: Originally Posted by HANDSWARD_EA

You can set the mode to Full Rounds if you like. Quick Rounds is just the default setting for the mode. The key to Quick Rounds is that it is a replacement for the 1, 2 and 3 round options for Tournaments in the mode. We felt those options weren't true to the PGA TOUR experience. We really wanted the authenticity of playing 4 rounds. Things like fighting to make the cut on a Friday, trying to move up the leaderboard on moving day, and the pressure of a final round were all lost with the shorter amount of rounds. Now, with all tournaments being 4 rounds, we can deliver that more authentic PGA TOUR experience. That being said, most users don't want to play 4 full rounds (our telemetry showed that about 75% of users would play 1 round tournaments in prior career modes, 22% would play 4 rounds, and the other 3% would select 2 or 3 rounds). Quick Rounds still allows those users to progress through tournaments as fast as they used to with the 1 round setting(well, much faster with no hole to hole loads).

Thank you for the response, Now that you mention cuts I have another question...

I didn't see it mentioned much on these boards or anywhere really but the game had a cut bug for me. Sometimes the game would just blatantly have me miss the cut after 2 rounds even if I was ahead of the listed cut. I could sometimes be 4 or 5 strokes better than the cut and I would miss.

Also, with the rounds. I would play 4 rounds most tournaments but simmed some rounds here and there as I progressed in my career. It sounds as if simming is no longer an option?

[OnlookerDelay]

Quote: Originally Posted by HANDSWARD_EA

No it is not from a reverse angle. Although I agree, that would be a cool throwback to the old Sega and SNES PGA TOUR games. I will keep that in mind for the future. Maybe call it "Reverse Pro" or something.

Justin, do you have any say in getting a gameplay video posted that shows the Pro camera in action? I'd love to see what it looks like with the new game engine.

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay

Justin, do you have any say in getting a gameplay video posted that shows the Pro camera in action? I'd love to see what it looks like with the new game engine.

Betting the answer from EA Sports Marketing is "no"....not at least until the reveal at E3 next Monday.....

[HANDSWARD_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cvhsalumni

Is it possible to change this setting between tournaments? I could see myself wanting to play all 4 rounds of a major and certain tournaments, etc. and then using the quick round setting for other tournaments. Can it be turned on and off during a career and in between tournaments?

Yes, you can toggle this setting to do just what you are saying.

[HANDSWARD_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Boss Rousseau

Thank you for the response, Now that you mention cuts I have another question... I didn't see it mentioned much on these boards or anywhere really but the game had a cut bug for me. Sometimes the game would just blatantly have me miss the cut after 2 rounds even if I was ahead of the listed cut. I could sometimes be 4 or 5 strokes better than the cut and I would miss. Also, with the rounds. I would play 4 rounds most tournaments but simmed some rounds here and there as I progressed in my career. It sounds as if simming is no longer an option?

Simming takes place in quick rounds to fill in the holes you don't play. There is no sim available in full rounds. So if you reach a tournament that you don't want to play in its entirety then just switch over to quick rounds.

Also, I was never aware of a cut bug in the older games. (Not saying it didn't happen to you.) But there was no code brought over from the old games to create this game. It was built from scratch in an all new engine. So we shouldn't see any "legacy" bugs.

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by HANDSWARD_EA

But there was no code brought over from the old games to create this game. It was built from scratch in an all new engine. So we shouldn't see any "legacy" bugs.

Thank God for you guys, QA and us......

And you need to change your Signature....

[jbd345]

are there any trophy presentations, say after a major? or will it just be a generic "congratulations youve one" type of deal.