mulletsauce4
Caddy
Posts: 27
TGCT Name: Joe Millette
Tour: Platinum
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Post by mulletsauce4 on Oct 17, 2022 17:21:03 GMT -5
Prior to playing the event I had 8-10 rounds on master. I enjoyed master, was not able to just throw non-stop darts but not very many "disaster" swings came into play.
I have played 3 rounds of Platinum legend swing, analog swing stick, PC with XB1 controller. my three rounds: +8, -6, +6
First round I was +5 through 5, somehow managed to make a couple birdies and an eagle in the middle before making a few bogeys to finish. I carried some of that mid-round play into round 2, however, the frustration level was still there. I don't think I was able to hit a perfect swing and -6 felt lucky in a way. Then it was back to the "black" slow and "black" fast misses in round 3, leaving balls in bunkers, chunking chips, snap hooking drives etc.
So I suppose the -6 shows that it could be playable, but for me the fun/frustration is enough frustration for me not play round 4 and probably won't plan to play legend swing every week on TGCT. I just didn't have fun on that difficulty.
The rain round looked good on my PC, no issues.
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crio
Caddy
Posts: 61
TGCT Name: Rio Sewell
Tour: Platinum
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Post by crio on Oct 17, 2022 23:37:37 GMT -5
Platinum Tour (Legend swing test)
Plat Player for the second season last game. #49 WGR.
Currently 32 skill points invested in my character and have a fully legendary fitted driver with 1 wedge and 1 putter fitting using the Sculptor Archetype.
R1: +7 - Did not have a good time with the fast greens with a default ball, lots of 3 putts. 32 putts with 55% GIR and 40% FIR. My main frustrations were the fault of my own by missing in to bunkers well short of the green and being forced to hit splashes/flops/pitches gave me a hard time. Scrambling was only 37% which showcases those rough places I put myself in. Had I warmed up properly and played safer, I could've probably scrambled to +2 or +3.
R2: -5 - Greens felt fine this round with a default ball. 25 putts on 61% GIR and 53% FIR. Felt like I played solid and up to my potential. Had a fun time this round.
R3: -1 on 32 putts with 72% GIR and 40% FIR. Tried the legendary friction ball for the final 2 rounds hoping for another fast green setup to test on, no luck, both were moderate unfortunately so hard to tell how effective the ball was. Had some 3 putts with bad putt plane and a couple of brainless mistakes. Was a bit frustrating but more on me for not hitting tempos.
R4: -6 on 25 putts with 61% GIR and 66% FIR. Felt like a good round and friction ball helped with getting up and down to the awkward pins. Probably could've shot -1 or -2 on default ball but hard to tell. Scrambling was 100% this round.
Overall I could see Platinum being Legend but think it's way too punishing for all tours to use it. If societies can't lock out balls then friction balls will be a must for any green speed past 157s in my opinion.
Planning on playing Elite/True Sim tours later this week so will update with feedback on those once I play it.
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Post by bubbadave on Oct 17, 2022 23:53:30 GMT -5
Pro Exhibition Event #1/Pro-Setting according to the CC set up in 2K21
Computer Mouse Swing type
Have completed 3 rounds:
Round 1: -3 (without yardage or elevation information in HUD) I started feeling I was playing better without these, but I had spent about 3 hours on the range working on improving my swing mechanics to the point where I think I am more consistent.
Round 2: +8 (still without HUD) Maxed my shot count on hole 1. Got the ball trapped in a deep fissure leading down to the sea and couldn't extricate myself. Declaring unplayable and/or hitting it into the water didn't alleviate it. Other than that it would have been close to scratch.
Round 3: Turned on HUD info and shot -1, but was monkeying with shot selection in game and trying out shaping and other shots.
I think I can handle the CCs at Pro, but next tournament, I will sign onto Master and see if I can do anything worthwhile there.
Two Notes:
1. The course is very nice, but is there any way to put an OOB limiter on the left side of hole one? Being forced into max strokes was a bit harsh for an OOB shot.
2. Had to fire my caddie. She handed me a 5-iron on the tee of the Par-5 2nd.
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Post by twofor22 on Oct 18, 2022 1:18:00 GMT -5
2nd round in Elite could only get to -7 this time for -19 after two rounds. Couldn't quite get my timing and swing path working this round. Wasn't off by much most of the time but enough to end up scrambling for par or left with long range birdie putts. On PS4 using the stick swing like last game.
Played in Elite for the entirety of last season after working my way up from CCE during the first season on master.
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Post by ErixonStone on Oct 18, 2022 12:39:23 GMT -5
Doyley, is there any thought about adding flights to the Kinetic Tour and reducing the number of flights in Challenge Circuit? It might make sense to have the bottom 8 flights play on Pro while the rest of the tours play on Master. Or something of that sort. It might allow more flexibility in how events are set up for players of various skill levels. As TGCT has grown over the years, it seems crazy that the bottom 80% of the player base is playing one event while the top 20% is split among three events.
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Post by ErixonStone on Oct 18, 2022 12:42:03 GMT -5
As far as playing the game, I am enjoying it on Master difficulty. I am usually a couple of strokes under par, and if I could get the short game under control, I would be scoring about 5 or 6 under each round.
I could see that, maybe, once people have collected Legendary fittings, Legend swing might be the way to go. Going to try to get some Legend rounds in and see how it goes for me.
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Post by Errol1967 on Oct 18, 2022 14:22:47 GMT -5
Kinetic 1st round analog +19 😟
2nd round 3click +15 on 16th hole
I was stuck in the water and couldnt put the ball no where, cause ball was on the edge, couldnt go left or right, only backwards and all water.
Love the course, but ow men, I am really struggling on master. Issue is not with the driver, but the irons and wedges. Cant handle the tempo, most of them in the black zone, wich I understand is the tempo. Been playing on pro, but there Im struggling too, which is very annoying, cause I really like this game.
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Post by jeromeg52 on Oct 18, 2022 14:59:31 GMT -5
Lots of exhibition golf to play in PGA TOUR 2K23 in the next few weeks as we get things updated under the hood. Please provide feedback on your rounds - I'd appreciate as much details as possible so will provide a format you can use if you'd like.
Here are our societies in game - search "TGCT" to find them easily
Exhibition Event settings
TGCTours (Platinum Tour) - Legend, open swing type
TGCTours (Elite Tour) - Master, open swing type
TGCTours (Kinetic Tour) - Master, open swing type
TGCTours (Challenge Circuit) - Pro, open swing type
TGCTours (Beer League) - Pro, 3-click
TGCTours (True Sim Tour) - TST settings, analog
TGCTours (Special Events) - no events scheduled
Please provide the following while giving feedback:
Event/Difficulty Swing type (analog/3 click) Thoughts on how it played (frustration/fun factor) Sprinkled a few rain rounds in these events - if you get one and notice frame drops/lag please let me know here as well.
Please note that these are just test events. Upcoming season settings not finalized yet.
Have fun out there!
CC-C Player, PS4: With a brand new controller on Platinum, first 2 rounds 92 & 92. Changed to old controller and shot 75. Back to the new for last round and shot 84. The new controller's joystick tension is noticeably greater than old reliable. I'll give the Elite settings a try. |
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Post by jeseterr on Oct 18, 2022 15:37:38 GMT -5
Kinetic 1st round analog +19 😟 2nd round 3click +15 on 16th hole I was stuck in the water and couldnt put the ball no where, cause ball was on the edge, couldnt go left or right, only backwards and all water. Love the course, but ow men, I am really struggling on master. Issue is not with the driver, but the irons and wedges. Cant handle the tempo, most of them in the black zone, wich I understand is the tempo. Been playing on pro, but there Im struggling too, which is very annoying, cause I really like this game. . My interesting experience. 2 days ago I played pretty well with Master setting around par. Today morning every shots were in black zone. I tried lots of practice swings. Maybe 50. Everything in black zone. Then I tried to switch game off a then on. From this moment It changed and I played well again 🤔 |
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crio
Caddy
Posts: 61
TGCT Name: Rio Sewell
Tour: Platinum
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Post by crio on Oct 18, 2022 15:38:57 GMT -5
Elite (Master swing test event)
#49 WGR, Plat player for last season.
Really enjoyed these settings, maybe a tad on the easy side for platinum but if we wanted all main tours on the same level, this setup seems like a no-brainer. Definitely would recommend these settings in the current state of the game.
Averaged 90% GIR and 90% FIR for the event. Much higher than the legend test event (which was to be expected).
R1: -10 on 28 putts
R2: -12 on 25 putts
R3: -8 on 27 putts
R4: -12 on 21 putts
Very high winds played fun on an easier course like that, some holes were a bit long with the super high winds, but that's to be expected on those winds.
Greens played fine all 4 rounds, being below the hole was important.
My main struggle with my game is my swing path, so that's where most of my misses came from, but on master it was forgiving enough to be giving myself midrange putts a lot. Proximity was 22.0 ft for the event.
No issues with the rain round btw.
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Post by Errol1967 on Oct 18, 2022 15:45:23 GMT -5
Kinetic 1st round analog +19 😟 2nd round 3click +15 on 16th hole I was stuck in the water and couldnt put the ball no where, cause ball was on the edge, couldnt go left or right, only backwards and all water. Love the course, but ow men, I am really struggling on master. Issue is not with the driver, but the irons and wedges. Cant handle the tempo, most of them in the black zone, wich I understand is the tempo. Been playing on pro, but there Im struggling too, which is very annoying, cause I really like this game. . My interesting experience. 2 days ago I played pretty well with Master setting around par. Today morning every shots were in black zone. I tried lots of practice swings. Maybe 50. Everything in black zone. Then I tried to switch game off a then on. From this moment It changed and I played well again 🤔 Haha, nice...I tried that so many times, nothing seems to help. Have new controller and my old one, but with both im struggling. When I first played on master since it came out, I shoot around +2 / +5 and then after last update its useless. Even on pro settings I shoot in + which is driving me nuts. |
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Post by shakentaake1 on Oct 18, 2022 19:15:50 GMT -5
Was my first round back on a TGC Tour Society in a few years, didn't play 2k21 on here because honestly the settings were way too difficult for a casual gamer. I played a near flawless round in Round 1 of the CC Society and shot a -8, got very lucky on a hit or 2 and easily could've been -5.
Here are my thoughts for what its worth. There are several tiers of play here between PGA, Euro, Korn Ferry, and CC. What's so wrong with having that CC group play on these Pro difficulty settings for casual gamers? Not everyone wants to play this game the required hours to be amazing at it, and when we do play (and i do love the setup of this site you guys run) we don't want to have to sweat and grind to shoot even par. Thanks again!
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Post by zzfr33b1rdzz on Oct 18, 2022 20:10:08 GMT -5
As far as playing the game, I am enjoying it on Master difficulty. I am usually a couple of strokes under par, and if I could get the short game under control, I would be scoring about 5 or 6 under each round. I could see that, maybe, once people have collected Legendary fittings, Legend swing might be the way to go. Going to try to get some Legend rounds in and see how it goes for me. Only problem is like before when we had both pro and master with guys not wanting to promote up to the harder difficulty, and therefore creating a log jam at the top tour at the lower difficulty. Though to be honest, most people are here to compete, so in theory, it shouldn't be an issue, but it usually is. I like the idea of having multiple fights in the top tiers, even though I will likely never get there, LOL Edit: sorry, quoted the wrong post, was supposed to be the one above I quoted |
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jjbuzzotta
Amateur Golfer
Posts: 254
TGCT Name: Justin Buzzotta
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Post by jjbuzzotta on Oct 18, 2022 20:19:03 GMT -5
As far as playing the game, I am enjoying it on Master difficulty. I am usually a couple of strokes under par, and if I could get the short game under control, I would be scoring about 5 or 6 under each round. I could see that, maybe, once people have collected Legendary fittings, Legend swing might be the way to go. Going to try to get some Legend rounds in and see how it goes for me. Only problem is like before when we had both pro and master with guys not wanting to promote up to the harder difficulty, and therefore creating a log jam at the top tour at the lower difficulty. Though to be honest, most people are here to compete, so in theory, it shouldn't be an issue, but it usually is. I like the idea of having multiple fights in the top tiers, even though I will likely never get there, LOL Edit: sorry, quoted the wrong post, was supposed to be the one above I quoted Probably makes sense to have at least two or three flights that would allow for those logjams to have a lesser effect for every division. Feels like the following could work: Beer league - 3 flights, Pro Difficulty Challenge Circuity - 6 Flights, Master Difficulty Pro Tours - 6 Flights, Legend Difficulty I don't know how difficult that is to manage for the admins of the site. But I imagine I'm not alone in being a lesser player who really wants a chance to compete with the Legend swing. Expanding the Pro Tours a bunch would allow for players like me to have something realistic to shoot for. |
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Post by greyosprey on Oct 18, 2022 21:21:09 GMT -5
Said it before, if they combined the pro tours into one society and had 3 tiers (ala the alphabet soup called CC), it would free up 2 societies. Make duplicate pro/CC societies with those 2 societies and there could be a Legend difficulty Pro/CC and a Masters dufficulty Pro/CC. And if there's still a TBD society, it could be a funner society, or 3-click, etc.
Of course, the amount of behind the scenes work required to make it happen may not be feasible. 🙂
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