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Post by Doyley on Mar 30, 2021 22:57:51 GMT -5
We're getting a little top heavy - especially in the Platinum Tour. I'm going to bump up the demotion mark level to 10/20% (from 7.5/15%) which should help to balance out promotions and demotions weekly.
Last week we had over 100 promotions and only 30 demotions - looking to balance that out a bit more and mainly get platinum back down to respectable levels.
This will go into effect next week.
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Post by B.Smooth13 on Mar 31, 2021 13:38:58 GMT -5
Any considerations to adjusting cutline on overpopulated tours until things level out?
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Post by Cecil Harvey on Apr 1, 2021 0:09:13 GMT -5
Any considerations to adjusting cutline on overpopulated tours until things level out? It'll be top 50 next week.
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Post by Doyley on Apr 1, 2021 9:39:59 GMT -5
Any considerations to adjusting cutline on overpopulated tours until things level out? No - if we adjust cutline it'll make it easier to remove demotion marks. I'm trying to remove guys from the top tour. I'm going to open the Platinum tour to voluntary demotions next week for those that are struggling to help thin it out.
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Post by Cecil Harvey on Apr 2, 2021 1:38:57 GMT -5
Any considerations to adjusting cutline on overpopulated tours until things level out? No - if we adjust cutline it'll make it easier to remove demotion marks. I'm trying to remove guys from the top tour. I'm going to open the Platinum tour to voluntary demotions next week for those that are struggling to help thin it out.This will help much more short term on Platinum. The cutline 10/20 percentages will, IMO, help negate the positive flow into Platinum from Elite but won't reduce the amount of players in the near term. Are you still going to have 2 slots open to Platinum for the next Promotion event? I can see the pros and cons to yea and nay.
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Post by Doyley on Apr 2, 2021 9:49:14 GMT -5
No - if we adjust cutline it'll make it easier to remove demotion marks. I'm trying to remove guys from the top tour. I'm going to open the Platinum tour to voluntary demotions next week for those that are struggling to help thin it out.This will help much more short term on Platinum. The cutline 10/20 percentages will, IMO, help negate the positive flow into Platinum from Elite but won't reduce the amount of players in the near term. Are you still going to have 2 slots open to Platinum for the next Promotion event? I can see the pros and cons to yea and nay. Yea, will still have 2 platinum slots in promo event so that elite players have a reason to play.
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MikeB
Amateur Golfer
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TGCT Name: Mike Branca
Tour: Elite
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Post by MikeB on Apr 2, 2021 12:06:50 GMT -5
Any considerations to adjusting cutline on overpopulated tours until things level out? No - if we adjust cutline it'll make it easier to remove demotion marks. I'm trying to remove guys from the top tour. I'm going to open the Platinum tour to voluntary demotions next week for those that are struggling to help thin it out. I was going to ask if you thought of sending an email again about voluntary demotions. I would have been demoted if not for the glitches so I will definitely take that demotion to Elite. But are we still doing the 3 marks to get promoted?
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Post by ddixjr509 on Apr 2, 2021 16:20:04 GMT -5
Any considerations to adjusting cutline on overpopulated tours until things level out? No - if we adjust cutline it'll make it easier to remove demotion marks. I'm trying to remove guys from the top tour. I'm going to open the Platinum tour to voluntary demotions next week for those that are struggling to help thin it out. 3 promotion marks is way too easy to move up (2 weeks, a top 10 and a top 20, pass Go). it worked great with TGC 2019 participation numbers- not so much now with 2k21 numbers. I also think a lot of new people (very good players) are just finding this place and are steamrolling through the Tours- which will obv continue to log jam the overpopulated top tours.
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Post by zooby97 on Apr 2, 2021 22:09:11 GMT -5
No - if we adjust cutline it'll make it easier to remove demotion marks. I'm trying to remove guys from the top tour. I'm going to open the Platinum tour to voluntary demotions next week for those that are struggling to help thin it out. 3 promotion marks is way too easy to move up (2 weeks, a top 10 and a top 20, pass Go). it worked great with TGC 2019 participation numbers- not so much now with 2k21 numbers. I also think a lot of new people (very good players) are just finding this place and are steamrolling through the Tours- which will obv continue to log jam the overpopulated top tours. I’d just give a wake up call to some of the players who stay on Plat for months without playing. I can see skipping a course here and there but not 5-9 weeks at a time. And make it harder to get promoted to the Plat Tour coming from Elite or Promotion Events. The easiest way is to give the 2 demotion marks closer to the cut line and that will thin it out some.
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Post by greyosprey on Apr 4, 2021 22:02:16 GMT -5
Switching to Legend difficulty and no aids might work too.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 5, 2021 4:50:58 GMT -5
Switching to Legend difficulty and no aids might work too. IMHO they should make that change next season for ALL Pro tours. Pro = Legend CC = Master BL = Pro Pro/Am and below = Golf with your Friends Onward.
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Post by rob4590 on Apr 5, 2021 6:14:22 GMT -5
Err what? Cos that is REALLY going to help the red fast issue..........NOT
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 5, 2021 6:21:36 GMT -5
Err what? Cos that is REALLY going to help the red fast issue..........NOT What will Rob? Pretty sure if there was a solution to the red fast issue it would have been implemented. Or at least tried or talked about.
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Post by rob4590 on Apr 5, 2021 6:39:46 GMT -5
Err what? Cos that is REALLY going to help the red fast issue..........NOT What will Rob? Pretty sure if there was a solution to the red fast issue it would have been implemented. Or at least tried or talked about.
Shaun's suggestion to go to legend......if a significant number of people are using red fasts now (on Master), then making the swing harder (Legend) is only going to give even more people a reason / excuse to go to red fasts (since if they can't get perfects now, they have even less chance on Legend)
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Post by dime5150 on Apr 5, 2021 8:18:15 GMT -5
How about eliminating fast track promotions? Especially in the lower CCs, way to easy to get bumped up. If everyone had to earn all their marks to get promoted, it would eliminate premature promotions and the very problem you are trying to slow down.
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