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[maxie]

I see from the last thread WHATS GOING ON there were were lots concerned about the games future. Then i ask why do  you guys never play the game, i have been playing this game many hours and from the regular forum posters i have yet to see and open online game hosted by the many. Do you guys/girls just like  to agree disagree with game physics and game play and never even play much ? Is it a hobby just hang around the forum ? Post hey your wrong? HEY im right? WHO cares i dont but busting the balls of the developers on a game you dont even play?

[maxie]

Oh im expecting a lashing from the forum regulars after they have their morning coffee,

[clubcaptain]

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[jt83]

My excuse is called Course Forge.

[Buck]

I usually play several nights a week with my uncle..
I've been traveling a bunch lately and haven't been able to play much.

[Sliceapottomus]

yeeeup hit the nail on the head there.................... as most public forums nowadays have to pick through the rubbish to get the important stuff.

[Buck]

Then i ask why do  you guys never play the game

i have been playing this game many hours and from the regular forum posters i have yet to see and open online game hosted by the many.

It sounds like what you're really asking is why more people aren't playing online and specifically in unlocked open rounds waiting for strangers to join.
That's a very specific way to play and enjoy the game and quite different from not playing the game at all.
 

[Buck]

I see from the last thread WHATS GOING ON there were were lots concerned about the games future. Then i ask why do  you guys never play the game

Isn't this sort of obvious?
Many are probably disenchanted with the current game, know a new version is coming at some point, and are waiting for news about when/what/etc.

 

They are probably checking the forum and participating in the discussions while waiting and hoping for news of v2 which was teased and talked about a long time ago now.

[LeazesNDR]

I see from the last thread WHATS GOING ON there were were lots concerned about the games future. Then i ask why do  you guys never play the game, i have been playing this game many hours and from the regular forum posters i have yet to see and open online game hosted by the many.

Online gaming and hosting a game, don't do that, bud! Sorry.
It don't mean I don't play the game though.

[Greensboronclion]

I play 10 to 12 tournament rounds a week and a few by myself and also keep up with the forums. I don't play lobby games as a lot of times I need to stop and hate having to pull out of a game I started due to a phone call or email I have to take care of. Upon retirement I see myself playing more live games in the lobby but still 2 years away from that.

[JCat04]

I see from the last thread WHATS GOING ON there were were lots concerned about the games future. Then i ask why do  you guys never play the game, i have been playing this game many hours and from the regular forum posters i have yet to see and open online game hosted by the many. Do you guys/girls just like  to agree disagree with game physics and game play and never even play much ? Is it a hobby just hang around the forum ? Post hey your wrong? HEY im right? WHO cares i dont but busting the balls of the developers on a game you dont even play?

 

A very fair question and I'm glad you asked it.  I was all into JNPG for over a year after its release and played it regularly in tournaments and in online multiplayer.  I was one to set up a lot of unlocked  9-hole matchplay sessions and got a lot of takers.  What put the brakes on my JNPG play time was the release of The Golf Club 2.  As a controller player, I fell in love with the tightly integrated, mo-capped swing animations, and the game's tempo component, as rudimentary as it is, in the swing interface.  It really does add another dimension to the swing and gives it nuance that otherwise wouldn't be there.  I also liked the upgrade that HBS made to TGC 2's 3-D rough, which really separated it from the pixelated 2-D rough that handicaps JNPG, IMO.

 

TGC2 doesn't hold a candle to JNPG in terms of online multiplayer in terms of functionality and gameplay options... in fact, I find TGC 2 to be mostly unplayable in its only halfway functional gameplay mode, 2 player stroke play due to communication lag.  However, TGC2's Society tournaments are fun to play, IMO, and tournaments were still my favorite way in which to play JNPG.  I was probably 1/3 online multiplayer in JNPG, and 2/3 tournament play.

 

Perfect Golf is only a tightly integrated, hi-res, mo-capped golfer animation, 3-D rough (Turf Effects), and hopefully the closer to the golfer "FOV" value of "34" away from having me heavily back into it!  I'm hoping to possibly see all of the above in Perfect Golf 2.  

[maxie]

Well seems like i just proved a point

[Buck]

Well seems like i just proved a point

 

What point is that?

People are trying to address your question as best as we each individually can as every person, obviously, has different reasons for playing more/less/not at all.

[mebby]

I'm bored with JNPG. I echo pretty much everything JC just said.

I hope JNPG2 happens and I hope it delivers an updated avatar and 3D grass. It's shallow of me but these things matter in my world.

[GoldenBear]

Oh im expecting a lashing from the forum regulars after they have their morning coffee,

You could not be more correct.  I too have posted this exact same comment in the past.

[M Rose]

My excuse is called Course Forge.

Yep.

[DoGgs]

I think the reason why you do not see many unlocked rounds in multi player is because the tour rounds are taking up people's available time.  There are more players in the lobby now than ever, its just that tour rounds are the focus for most.  If there were no tour rounds i'm pretty sure the lobby would have many more open games waiting.  These people who are bouncing between PG and TGC forums are not satisfied with either game imo, they are quick to point out PG's flaws without ever questioning the core components of TGC.  Last time i checked there were many posts complaining about TGC in their own forums, why don't you guys go and add to their voice instead of pointing out why you are bored of PG, you have a broken game over there that needs fixing....go help  or stay in denial, up to you. Some here enjoy PG for what it is, mocap and a tempo element that is reliant on FPS for accurate reproduction offers me nothing.  Neither game is perfect, but only one is broken.

[IanK]

I'm certainly not bored with PG because I haven't played the game to death. I also only play solo.
It seems that a lot of people have just played the game too much and need a new 'fix'. If you want to get more enjoyment out of PG use CF and design your own masterpieces. I guarantee you'll enjoy playing PG again.

[Acrilix]

Still playing every day. 

(15.1 hours in the last 2 weeks)

[JCat04]

Well seems like i just proved a point

I'm glad I could help illustrate your point, even though I don't fully understand what it was.  I hang out here in the hope that I'll pick up some news about a future Perfect Golf game that will address the three critical areas that are keeping me from playing it routinely.  I thought about it a bit more, and if I were a 3-clicker or motion swinger, two of those three critical areas (mo-capped golfers and tempo in controller swing) wouldn't be an issue and I'd be playing it as my dominant golf game.

 

I'm not saying anybody is wrong, nor am I trying to bag on JNPG, I'm just trying to answer the question as to why I prefer another game over it right now.  There's no objective answer as to why I prefer TGC 2 over it presently and it's a matter of opinion and personal preferences, so I'll just leave it at that.