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Post by HeMan1202 on Feb 2, 2016 10:53:23 GMT -5
Are you asking because you are thinking of doing this or just bringing it up as a loophole? In the end, it will always come down to your personal integrity. We shouldn't be mad at the rules (or lack of rules) by the admins but more upset at the folks that skirt them. To me, it's a video game and if this is how people want to play it, then whatever, I will try harder to beat you while you cheat, err, bend the rules. (BTW, I am absolutely not speaking of Jordan because I do not think he is one of these people I speak of) If you are asking me, integrity should not be an issue. I was in CCA last year and mistakenly entered the wrong score for the final round of the year-end championship tournament (1 stroke). I was about in 30th place and would have moved to the WEB for sure (top 100 or something moved up). I turned myself in and got demoted to CCB because it was my second demotion strike. Took me forever to get back to CCA and then eventually the WEB. Believe me, if I get an exemption, I would use it week one for sure. No questions asked. Also, I usually play my rounds early in the week but I am not able to this week. I am wondering if I should skip this week or try the tournament. My practice round were not anywhere close to the top. Is it better to skip out and not play or play and not make the cut for WGR? That is basically my question. I've been hot and cold on the web. I am wondering if it makes sense to skip a few tournaments where the course does not match my style.
Sorry, I didn't realize you were asking specific question for you. A missed cut will probably hurt your WGR but then again, you could miss the cut any week. I don't think you should pick and choose which tourneys to play based on whether you think you will make the cut, that doesn't sound enjoyable. It is a game and is supposed to be fun so my advice is to not even worry about WGR or missed cuts and just play a game you enjoy playing.
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Post by bpunderpar21 on Feb 2, 2016 10:55:59 GMT -5
I agree with the keeper of the secrets of Grayskull. I don't think the lower tour results really move the needle on the WGR that much anyways.
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Post by unclefester75 on Feb 2, 2016 11:15:20 GMT -5
Thanks folks
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Post by feng187 on Feb 2, 2016 11:24:11 GMT -5
obviously you dont you are clearly good enough to make top 5 every week in return robbing players that should have those top fives to be real clear I am not even close of those Geez, things are getting pretty testy in here. Not sure that's necessary... Here are my results since starting to play the game again. T-46th, CUT, T-36th, CUT, T-17th, T-28th, T-2nd, t-6th. So while I have been improving, it certainly isn't a dominant performance by any stretch. I have as many missed cuts as I have top 5's, yet looking back over the results I see FOUR multiple tourney winners on the Web tour this year, 1 of which won THREE times. So while I totally get everyone's point, said as much, said I'm sorry and that I will use my exemptions immediately going forward, I really don't think wanting to hang around on the tour where I'm having fun and being moderately competitive at times is the worst thing going on with the Tours at this point. Perhaps the admins could develop an "Accept or Decline" option on the exemptions that you have to handle within 24 hours of the tourney finalizing. Accepting enters you into that weeks higher tour automatically and if you decline it goes to the next person in line? I think that is the frustration of many people on here when they see the same names on the leaderboard and exemptions not being used especially as most of us find it hard to get a top 5. I don't think there was any intended agro towards yourself you just happened to mention the dreaded multiple exemptions in your post and painted a big target on your back. Simple fix from the Admins on this and it all goes away, make exemptions mandatory just like they are in CC, it would solve everything.
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Post by bpunderpar21 on Feb 2, 2016 11:27:58 GMT -5
Yeah it looks like I did paint a big target. Quick question, isn't there a maximum number of entrants on the upper tours? What happens if all these people with exemptions keep earning spots? Are there enough spots for all the tour card holders to register?
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Post by feng187 on Feb 2, 2016 11:38:52 GMT -5
I was only thinking that myself, not sure to be honest. I know they are trying to fill the Euro tour especially as the numbers are around 100 only. I think that once the number of entrants for a tournament field reaches the level of real life tours then that is it the tournament is full so you would probably have to get in early and register. It will get too full eventually though, who knows what they will do then.
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Post by canthitstraight on Feb 2, 2016 11:46:10 GMT -5
Yeah it looks like I did paint a big target. Quick question, isn't there a maximum number of entrants on the upper tours? What happens if all these people with exemptions keep earning spots? Are there enough spots for all the tour card holders to register? PGA, Euro, and Web.com card holders will be able to register well before the exemption players have a chance to. Once midnight EST rolls around to Monday, exemption players will get a chance to find a spot. I believe this week is the first week that PGA has filled up this season with 144 players. When I used my exemption, the field was sitting at 129/144. Within 24 hours, there were no more remaining spots. The Euro tour this week has a lot less players, something like 110/144. So as of now, late entrees will still be able to use the Euro tour. But I suppose this will be a problem at some point if people keep promoting up and others don't drop down.
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Feb 2, 2016 12:01:39 GMT -5
For @!$# sake I go dark for half a day and everyone is writing essays! Jordan : maybe unintentionally but very sneaking an unfair. Hole in the system and not great sportsmanship. It's like trying to hack out of the trees getting bet down deeper and going you didn't see that I ment I'll take a drop. Bpunderpar sorry can't remember real name on mobile and have hardly anytime the majority would use there exemptions straight away as it opens the door for another body to get one. Yet another flaw in the system but to be honest it doesn't bother me as much at least your using them. Dear old unclefester. The lads were having a heated debate of course there going to skip over your barely related question. There's a time and a place. And to be honest the WGR does anyone actually know? And secondly if you play your rounds post them holding them back is cheating to Benifit your WGR. (If it works that way) Dan when there's a heated discussion about a serious topic stop blasting the thread with your round updates! I enjoy your Rantings as much as the next guy but hold them back till there's a calm in the storm you done it last week aswell and I had to come over the top of you. Yea I notice the irony but this is my lot for today! Let's all just get along . Sorry if I seem short with you guys but it's impossible to sugar coat a single post. #loveallwebbersequaly (bar Ratna)
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Post by dh-nufc on Feb 2, 2016 12:40:35 GMT -5
The way WGR works now you are always better to play and miss the cut. Don't play get 0 points, make top 100 get some points. It isn't an average in the same way it used to be. They take top 40 from 65 events. In my opinion you should always finish a tournament which you started no matter what the circumstances(I'm taking in-game circumstances here and not real life) This stock piling exemptions is a tricky one. I see how you would want to save one to give you the best possible chance on a course you feel more comfortable on. So long as you're not top every week I don't see too much problem with it. Now onto the important matter of the week. Don't worry I haven't got a long report on my 2nd round just yet!!! Dan is so right when he talked about my swing. A couple of weeks ago I was outside the cone as often as in it. The simple advise of looking at the controller has sorted that and now I only have to think about maths and putting, oh and nerves and people talking in my back swing, oh and alcohol. As for Marcs comments about Geordie sandbaggers, do you think I've been hovering around the cut line for the past 12 weeks on purpose? I'm coming to get you Dan, the rollercoaster is about to continue and I don't think I'm ever coming off!
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Post by gavlaar124 on Feb 2, 2016 12:52:54 GMT -5
I leave you alone for one week and you're all backstabbing!! Behave yourselves and get along, the Web is a wonderful place full of wonderful players and characters alike. Now one of you come and shine my euro shoes for me so I'm ready for next week hahaha
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Post by Crazy Croc on Feb 2, 2016 13:39:21 GMT -5
hmmm, have a bad day on web tourney, tries out an exemption which wasn't earned, probably only given due to a glitch, deregisters from the intended to play tourney, play the freebie, might even end up getting the prized card, the golfing gods must be really kind.
sad though that the moral compass is shoved so deeply up the back side that it is impossible to read
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Post by feng187 on Feb 2, 2016 14:42:49 GMT -5
I leave you alone for one week and you're all backstabbing!! Behave yourselves and get along, the Web is a wonderful place full of wonderful players and characters alike. Now one of you come and shine my euro shoes for me so I'm ready for next week hahaha Mr Gavlaar sir do you want me to clean your clubs too, it's the only way I'll be near Euro this week anyway
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 15:03:58 GMT -5
obviously you dont you are clearly good enough to make top 5 every week in return robbing players that should have those top fives to be real clear I am not even close of those Geez, things are getting pretty testy in here. Not sure that's necessary... Here are my results since starting to play the game again. T-46th, CUT, T-36th, CUT, T-17th, T-28th, T-2nd, t-6th. So while I have been improving, it certainly isn't a dominant performance by any stretch. I have as many missed cuts as I have top 5's, yet looking back over the results I see FOUR multiple tourney winners on the Web tour this year, 1 of which won THREE times. So while I totally get everyone's point, said as much, said I'm sorry and that I will use my exemptions immediately going forward, I really don't think wanting to hang around on the tour where I'm having fun and being moderately competitive at times is the worst thing going on with the Tours at this point. Perhaps the admins could develop an "Accept or Decline" option on the exemptions that you have to handle within 24 hours of the tourney finalizing. Accepting enters you into that weeks higher tour automatically and if you decline it goes to the next person in line? sorry bro I thought you was better my apologies
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Post by dorksirjur on Feb 2, 2016 16:17:30 GMT -5
Just to give my two cents, I do believe Jordan made a genuine mistake, don't think there was any malice involved, and bpunder was just following the rules as they currently are, he's done nothing wrong. I do however believe exemptions should be optional in the sense that unless its a minor event in Euro/PGA that week, they have to be used that week. In the case of a minor event, they have to be used the week after. If you're not going to take it within that timeframe then you loose the exemption. It is too easy to sandbag currently, but there's no better feeling on this game than going to a tour above your current one, watching the scoreboard all week and the relieve on the Sunday when you find you've made it is immense. And then it gets daunting
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Post by superace33 on Feb 2, 2016 16:29:01 GMT -5
Just to give my two cents, I do believe Jordan made a genuine mistake, don't think there was any malice involved, and bpunder was just following the rules as they currently are, he's done nothing wrong. I do however believe exemptions should be optional in the sense that unless its a minor event in Euro/PGA that week, they have to be used that week. In the case of a minor event, they have to be used the week after. If you're not going to take it within that timeframe then you loose the exemption. It is too easy to sandbag currently, but there's no better feeling on this game than going to a tour above your current one, watching the scoreboard all week and the relieve on the Sunday when you find you've made it is immense. And then it gets daunting Thanks for understanding.. I honestly want to play on the Web next week because it's my course being played (which I can't wait for those comments! lol) this doesn't mean I won't try on the PGA this week though. I simply thought the exemption wasn't real so I didn't take it. (I saw others having the same problem) I then noticed it was still there and took it. Obviously this was after a played terribly in the first 2 rounds of the Web lol. I wasn't trying to be cheaty in no way whatsoever.. Sorry guys! I sincerely hope everyone's playing well this week. Not a fan of the course but that's just my opinion generally the courses are amazing and that's why I keep coming back! -superace33
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