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[Crow357]

LOL. It must be the Percocet talking cause it looks like I read that the simulator guys asked Andrew to interview about the simulator aspects of the game and low and behold, PG2 has turned into a simulator only product. Hilarious. Just hilarious.

[Buck]

Crow357, on 04 Feb 2018 - 8:28 PM, said:

LOL. It must be the Percocet talking cause it looks like I read that the simulator guys asked Andrew to interview about the simulator aspects of the game and low and behold, PG2 has turned into a simulator only product. Hilarious. Just hilarious.

Fair point…

That said, those of us not in the simulator world have begged and pleaded for any kind of updates for ever and ever and ever and never get anything…

So what are we to take away here?

Are you suggesting one of us private message Andrew and ask for an interview about the PC side of things?

The developers don't respond to any PMs from me so I would be the wrong person to do it, that's for sure.

[Richard]

Crow357, on 04 Feb 2018 - 8:28 PM, said:

LOL. It must be the Percocet talking cause it looks like I read that the simulator guys asked Andrew to interview about the simulator aspects of the game and low and behold, PG2 has turned into a simulator only product. Hilarious. Just hilarious.

Maybe it’s time for Andrew to update the WHOLE community about PG2, not just an elite segment of hardcore golfers who can afford equipment that most of us can’t. Why the mystery about the future? Makes no sense.

[✠ davef ✠]

funny thing earlier today i hovered my pointer over Mike's name on the forum list at the bottom and guess what he was in this thread.

pretty rude to just leave all hanging all the time. i think they must get some kind of perverted kick out of the drama that this kind 

of thread causes between the members.

hell he was in the thread and it would be an update just to be told to f---off.lol

[Ted_Ball]

This place is hilarious. It's the first place I come to every morning after my pick-me-ups (hence some weird posts). It's much better than Imgur.

 

I saw the writing on the wall many, many moons ago. Probably a year ago I did a little survey of significant updates in the preceding year (or more) and there was basically nothing apart from a couple of things that should have been in from the start of Full Release.

 

And yet you all hang around waiting for something to magically happen. (Remember my classic "Waiting For Pergo"?). It reminds me of that great stand-up routine of Steve Martin's where he says, "People have such short memories. For example; how many people here remember a couple of years ago when the Earth blew up? See - so few people. You don't remember the Earth blew up and we escaped to this planet on the giant Space Ark? And the government decided not to tell the stupider people 'cause they thought it might affect......oh!! Umm, moving right along."

 

Do you people really think anything will change even by some stretch of imagination PG2 does arrive? If it does arrive there might be some waving grass and a new UI better than something done by a child in a 9th grade design class but nowhere near the list of things we wanted to see (according to a thread featuring a long list of wants and needs).

 

My advice is to load up your Links again kitty kats. It's going to be a long ride.

[Richard]

Ted, glad to see you hanging with the rest of us.

[jt83]

I agree with Ted re: PG2 - it's shaping up as a way to bring in more money with a new title instead of PG1 getting the updates/features it richly deserves.  If PG2 actually HAS those features all well and good, but nothing in Andrew's interview made me believe it.  What makes all of this worse is that there's no guarantee PG1 will be playable forever.  GBs of elevation data destined for the recycle bin?

 

I'm still interested in how the licensing will work out.   Muirfield Village is a cool course but if that's all they've gotten out of 'the name' was it worth it?

[DennisHarris]

Let us look at the bright side for a minute.

 

JNPG is working pretty good from a play-ability stand point.   Multiplayer works well and connection losses are few and far between.  The game has no expiring equipment you need to buy.  3rd party web sites have tournaments established.  The new JNPG will at least be an improvement over what we have.  

 

A look at the dark side for a minute.

 

If we never get a JNPG 2 release what is the future.

 

We will be looking for a new golf game.  And probably only a console game.  Makes for a dim future for pc golf.

 

Conclusion: 

We need to band together and support this game.   Or we have no future!  Simple and straight forward.

[Buck]

DennisHarris, on 05 Feb 2018 - 03:06 AM, said:

Conclusion: 
We need to band together and support this game.   Or we have no future!  Simple and straight forward.

What do you suggest we do to "band together and support this game" that we aren't already doing?

[mcthommo]

not been around here for a while but the lack of news of any kind is disturbing. I totally understand that the developers main priority is just that- developing but the problem with this is that silence breeds rumours, rumours leads to suffering, suffering leads to the Dark Side- you know what I mean

Cyber golf is a rare beast where there is a huge dearth of products to choose from with a huge potential audience to capture so from a marketing and business point it would make sense to ensure that a viable product, even one in the future, should be mentioned from time to time.

Would it really disrupt the process too much just to pen a few lines every so often just to keep us baying sheep in the pen rather than allowing them to wander away through the open gate

[pingzing]

Buck, on 04 Feb 2018 - 8:36 PM, said:

Fair point…

That said, those of us not in the simulator world have begged and pleaded for any kind of updates for ever and ever and ever and never get anything…

So what are we to take away here?

Are you suggesting one of us private message Andrew and ask for an interview about the PC side of things?

The developers don't respond to any PMs from me so I would be the wrong person to do it, that's for sure.

 

My Sentiments as well here, i also have sent pm`s in the past going back to when i first joined here  and rarely get a reply and mostly get  ignored .

 

We have some  very supportive members that kept me here , but i am just about done .

I have ran several businesses over the years and if i ignore my customers like this , what do you think would happen?

So i got some not so good vibes from that which doesnt sit well with me , that`s why myself and few others have faded away  and not too bothered now what`s going anymore

[Acrilix]

Maybe PP just hope we all clear off and they can start afresh with some friendlier, less annoying users when PG2 is released! 

[footslogger]

My take on the long silence is that the devs aren't sure themselves what the future holds for the pc version.  If it was full steam ahead we would have definitely had several updates by now, just like the old days when the devs were full of optimism.  If they've decided not to go ahead with another version I think they would have had the decency to tell us that too.  So I'm left with the thought that they're in two minds about the future.  On the one hand it's their baby and they must be very emotionally attached to it and hoping it can still grow into something rather splendid; on the other hand, the financial return has probably been pretty bad up to now and they might be thinking that the situation will probably not improve much given the smallness of the team and their other commitments, so is it really worth persevering with the pc version?

Just my take as I say, guesswork same as everyone else's views.

[Crusher]

frank70, on 31 Jan 2018 - 07:21 AM, said:

No question: We are not entitled to have a PG2. But PP has gotten our money already - a little bit more communication about what's going on would be recommended imo.

 

We are not, I agree. However the majority of Internet users feel they are. Sad, really.

[trailblazergolf]

well geezzz guys -- I'm just an old fart not long for this world as it is -- ready for the next---I know nutten bout simulators I'm a PC guy , and not real smart on it , but I get done what I need ---IF pc is gotten rid of in this golf game I will really hurt , golf game is basically my only form of enterainment -- then I would have to go back to links 2003-- and unless it has been up-dated to work on more powerfull computer I cant even play it ------OOOOOO WELL--love to all u guys

[Mailman]

trailblazergolf, on 05 Feb 2018 - 4:33 PM, said:

 then I would have to go back to links 2003-- and unless it has been up-dated to work on more powerfull computer I cant even play it

 

Just fired Links 2003 to check.  Yep still works for me - on Windows 10 and using Nvidia 1060 card.     If you have newer stuff (esp CPU) than myself then you may have a point. 

[Arsam]

Being another old fart myself Trailblazer I'm of the same mind as you.  I am unable to play IRL golf, I cannot afford a Simulator setup and Computer Golf is the only game that I play.  JNPG is the only viable option for me as I cannot get LINKS to play on my system anymore and I would not want to go back to what is sadly a very outdated golf simulation that was once the Top of the Line for many years.

As others have said as it now stands JNPG works and plays very well and some added tweaks and options would be greatly appreciated, but it is still the best Golf simulation available so it's loss would also be very disappointing to me.

[IanK]

davefv92c, on 04 Feb 2018 - 9:25 PM, said:

funny thing earlier today i hovered my pointer over Mike's name on the forum list at the bottom and guess what he was in this thread.
pretty rude to just leave all hanging all the time. i think they must get some kind of perverted kick out of the drama that this kind 
of thread causes between the members.
hell he was in the thread and it would be an update just to be told to f---off.lol

I also saw that Mike was checking out the thread. It's hard to believe that he didn't write something and there really is no excuse.
I'm getting as pissed of with this attitude as everyone else.

[robbiet71]

Lots of negative emotion, not much empathy, and a total lack of respect for the people who put their passion into making a game for us to enjoy. None of us is owed anything and everything we receive is a bonus. When I paid for JNPG I wasn't buying the right to demand a response from the developers at every frustrated whim. I was buying a golf game which I have played for over 1200 hours and continue to do so. I'm happy with that.

Thank you PP.

[trailblazergolf]

i'll agree with you robbiet to a point--but I've owened this game from it's beginning--and lately just not any communication  from devs--where as in beginning lots of   it --even if news is not all that good  plz let us know  OK ----