controller cheaters= slight rant

[Capt.EO]

I really hope the devs leave out support for x box and other controllers, I've never seen such obvious cheating in any game . I sometimes will play a round or 2 with ghosts , some of whom are clearly using controllers and....LOL !! some of the things that allow them to shoot low scores are just clearly hax or whatever , like in one instance a ghost I was playing hit right into a really gnarly bunker on his tee shot , but his next shot was from ---from in the middle of the fairway ----at perfect yardage . Additionally, there must be some hack to allow controller users to ignore headwinds, because there is no way to hit 320 yards into a 12 mph headwind on flat ground with a mouse , it's not possible using fast downswing or any other combination , yet in one round I played with a ghost they hit over 300 yards nearly every time into a fairly strong headwind. Anyway, my rant is over .

[Mondyrocks]

I'm pretty sure that when you play a ghost that their round is played with the conditions that they used at the time.
You can play with strong winds but if you choose a ghost who played with zero wind then that's what happens :)

[Capt.EO]

I don't think that is the case here because I could see their ball flight being affected cross ways by the wind at times. I've played several rounds with ghosts who are using controllers and I have to suspect there is some hacking going on because a lot of times when they hit into the rough , miss the green, etc. the next shot they are either right beside the hole or safely out of the trouble area . Doesn't really bother me much because I usually beat them anyway , it's just slightly annoying to see how much " winning" an internet game supersedes ethics and integrity, i.e. 2 of the main tenets of real life golfing .

[steve silent]

There is no such thing as a controller cheater.. on the store page it says controllers are supported.. there are no rules anywhere, that states its illegal to use a controller on a game.

How can you prove that the ghosts you are playing are using controllers its impossible to know..

i use a controller and i play on tgc tours, i struggle to get below 20 over par after 4 rounds.. so how am i cheating by using a controller?

You are probably as bad a player as i am.. but i don't moan about others i just carry on trying to improve.

[Thrangar]

/facepalm

[runspecimenrun]

if you swing too fast with controller it will be a bad ball.. the controller mechanics are fine.

[DBYou]

Graphics glitch in the game.. I see the same thing in live matches after we play a few matches together. Ball looks like its in trouble then next shot is in prime position.
I think the second shot is actually where they are, but the game shows us something else on the tee shot.
I made a post about this.

[Old Jack Wellington]

I play with a gamepad/controller and I'm just as ♥♥♥♥♥ as before....

[Mondyrocks]

Originally posted by Old Jack Wellington:

I play with a gamepad/controller and I'm just as ♥♥♥♥♥ as before....

I changed from Xbone controller to mouse and I'm MILES better than I was before :)

[*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*]

I am playing with a controller, so that does make me a cheater? The game even has built in button prompts for xinput devices. I am fairly sure the developer had controllers in mind when they cobbled the game together.

[Capt.EO]

Look , not everyone who uses a controller is a cheater but the fact is consoles are just really easy to hack and then little kids share their hacks and then you /me / whoever start playing rounds with people consistently shooting 24 under par or whatever and posting screenshots like they are really great . LOL !!! Also I call bull on the " glitch " explanation posted above because , if that's the case why does the glitch ALWAYS put that player in a better position than the shot flight showed ? A real glitch would put good shots out in the middle of the lake sometimes too, for one example, am not seeing that ever here . edit: also I have about 500 or so hours in the game and it's never happened to me one time , but when I've played ghost players ( who have all posted low scores) on occasion it's fairly frequent ...again though always helps the shot, never hurts it .

[*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R*]

Well I guess if these are real cheats, it don't matter wether people use a controller, mouse and keyboard or a steering wheel. Can't comment on that as i haven't run into any cheaters so far..i just played like 20 hrs.
But yeah if there are legit hackers.,..that would kinda suck. Doubt this is to blame on controllers.

[Wirenut48]

The glitch is where you see the ball land, the ghost hit it to the point where it is being played from.
Try playing one of your own ghost with different conditions to see if your cheating too.

[Glorygirl]

So why does it state in TGC tour the PS4 controller has an advantage over other any other controller? And why is it during any given match I played in, if there is one player using a controller, my onscreen prompt for game control switch to xbox controller prompts? "Enter" becomes "A" etc... I use a muse and keyboard

[Glorygirl]

mouse and keyboard

[Capt.EO]

"And why is it during any given match I played in, if there is one player using a controller, my onscreen prompt for game control switch to xbox controller prompts? "Enter" becomes "A" etc..."

I see that too , and it's sort of funny strange how, apparently, only controller users ghosts are posting these super low scores...because nearly every ghost match I play ( and I only play ghosts with really low scores ) has those controller prompts you mentioned ... along with shots that fly into a deep bunker 40 ft from the pin then show up 2 ft from the hole on the next shot and drives that fly +300yds into a 12 mph wind ... shorted chips that fall back into the bunker then end up beside the hole next shot..etc. etc. , I've seen a lot of weird questionable stuff no doubt , and all these things I mentioned ALWAYS help the shot and never hurt it .

As to using controller vs mouse , people who struggle with a mouse swing need a fix so they can play , that's ok I guess but the bottom line is that ~ 98% of everything I've read about the situation suggests / implies that A) controllers have the capacity to be easier to use / configure , versus a mouse , at least in drive and approach shot consistency and accuracy and B) console software is marshmallow weak in terms of security .