Frustrations

[76561198380677601]

So, while I am new to this game I have played for a good few hours and while I do like the game some things are a little off.

When playing with friends or in single player stroke play. Everything is fine.

The distance changes due to the height of the hole to where you are, the ball lie due to sand, rough or fairway and wind, all are consistant.

That is until you enter a tournament.
Everything that was consistant before changes. So everything you've learned in game. How to hit the ball, how hard you need to hit it in certain situations is all thrown out of the window.

Very, very frustrating. Also completely baffling as to why this would be a part of the game play.

As I said, I was a fan but this bug? mechanic? is just a little to frustrating for me.

[TKONDOR]

What kind of tournament did you play ? Maybe I am able to help you to find reasons for your "feeling".
I play since about July 2020 also different tournaments and my experience is not what you describe. Nearly all is correct if you not what you have to look for.

[JamesSnow1]

My Ob:

Putting is Dramatically Different from Ready-Go to Head-To-Head Scored Play using Apparel on both?

????

I don't think you can use "Apparel" in Tourneys.

Doesn't explain my Observation, however.

[76561198380677601]

Thank you both for your replies. From what you both say it seems that it might have been a one off thing. I must admit I was shocked at the difference in play between stroke play with friends and tournaments.
The tournament I played was the pinehurst 10 credit tourney.

What I will do is give it another go and remain objective. See if the experience is the same or different.

Now don't misunderstand. I'm not good at this game and I know that. That's not the issue. I'm just happy to get better and learn the courses with the equipment I have.

But having the distancing change due to just a change from stroke play with friends to stroke play in tournament on the same course with the same conditions was extremely frustrating.

I will give it another go though and see if it's changed or not.

[76561199046679253]

I think that when you played with your friends you used clothing power .. in tournaments you play without clothing power. I think this was.

[pHac3t]

Tournament play is totally different from regular matches and stroke playing with friends. Distances and so on are not very different for me, I just add 3yrds to my shots but it will be different for you depending on the clubs you have. Wind and elevation has a much greater effect as well but putting is the most drastic change with the "green bar" that gives you a shot strength estimate is removed.

I am on 'Master' rank now after 2months of playing. Players of old had it good, their XP bars to reach the next rank were much much much much much much much much bigger. I have 86,000XP total bar, I saw a another guy yesterday also 'Master' with 1.4million XP bar.

New players get shafted, they have tiny XP bars between new ranks thus they rank out of control even playing just basic games and occasional tournament. So (like me) they out rank their clothing and clubs so fast they don't know what happened.

I bought some good clubs (so I thought) after changing to Pro rank. I figured I would be ok for 6months maybe longer but now, just 30days later, I find myself in a position where I need better clubs. Well at least a new driver to better cover the new tee position that I now have. Problem is there are no drivers that warrant spending more cash, best to wait till I reach 102 so I can buy the TS3 and be done with it. I think much frustration awaits as I continue to rank into oblivion while not playing as much as would like to. I stay away from tournaments now, the XP bonuses there are just too crazy.

I have played with many different balls up to 450credits. After loosing a bunch, and also playing them till they have no more shots left it started getting too expensive to carry on with higher-end balls.

I now use the cheap WGT ball with spin, just 10credits and it works fine, stops well on the greens (sometimes dead on the spot doesn't roll at all) My advice would be to buy clubs with high spin attributes, distance lesser factor than spin. At least, that is true on my rank for now.

Clubs I have now: (Only listing best ones, I have other lower-end clubs as well)

Driver: Titleist TS2 (3495credits)
Wood: Mizuno ST200 3 Wood L48 (1600credits)
Hybrid: (Have 4 different ones but don't use hybrid anymore)
Irons: Callaway Mavric Pro L30 (2225credits)
Putter: Taylormade SpiderX L35 (900credits)
Wedges:
PING Glide 3.0 L18 (325credits)
Cleveland CG16 L7 (495credits)
Titleist Vokey SM7 L26 (1195credits)

I spent over 10,000 credits one these alone, not counting other clubs I bought. These were the best value for money clubs (Distance, Precicion, Spin & Forgivens) at the time & level when I bought them. If I knew ranking would continue to be so crazy fast, I would have waited, especially on the driver.

[76561198380677601]

Ahh that's a shame. I had hoped that this game might not be pay to win. While that is true up to a point. It seems that if you want to do better it's more about the equipment than practice. This is a good game, no doubt about that. But I must admit that I'm a little disappointed in that fact.

Thank you all for your advice and replies. It's been great to hear from you all :)

[SGT. Skidooche]

Pay to do anything. Inconsistencies are everywhere in this game. No longer supported. It may show wind, bu then there is no wind. Forget chip shots, not even accurate. Putting.... don't get me started.

[Lebeau]

Same shot, same club, same parameters (angle, power, wind, elevation), & 2 vastly different end results? Only answer is either game code is broken, period, or other factors that are unseen, & cannot be compensated for, are throwing the occasional slider/curve/spitball at ya' (especially when you aren't perfectly on the tee, fairway, or green). Ca$h gears seem to ease, if not totally negate, this variability ... so my gue$$ is it's entirely intentional. F2P sucks ya' in, then it's either P2W, suffer endless suckage, or GTFO....

[Scud]

The game changes until you PAY, PAY, PAY lol