Serious flaw in Links career mode

[caseyd]

Please don't get me wrong when I post this. As most of you know, I like Links better than TW, so when I say this, it's not to bash Links. However, there is a serious flaw in the career mode in this game. It comes when you get to the portion of each level where you have match play against someone. I have verified this with two different opponents so far. They will get the same exact score on the same exact holes every time. For example, I'm playing Neilson on Pro, and 1st hole is always a par. 2nd hole is always a bogey. 3rd hole is always a birdie, 4th hole is always a par, yada, yada, yada. It doesn't matter where he is in relation to the hole either. On the 2nd hole, he can be 55 feet away and he will make the putt. He can be 5 feet off the green and he will chip it in. I'm sorry, but in my mind, that is a serious problem. Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to get XBL, so career mode is a big part of our gaming experience. When there is absolutely no surprise to my match, that takes away a lot of the experience. I still play it because I know exactly what I need to get and it's still a challenge, but how this got by programmers is beyond me. Can someone else verify this so that I know it's not just me? I've played through these matches multiple times, so I know it's happening.

Again, I still love the game. It just irritates me when companies/programmers take shortcuts like this, especially when people are shelling out $50.

[imported_Administrator]

Re: Serious flaw in Links career mode

Yep I have seen this in the skins matches... While it is not 100% of the time it does happen alot. I remember playing in the first skins match and on the first hole the same computer player hit birdie each time to win the hole, then the other player would get a par (or I finished first). Yet the fourth time we played both computer players made birdie. I see exactly where you are coming from. If it was not for the yips off the first tee I would have never noticed. One thing I love is you can get the yips and for a while there I could not hit the ball straight on advanced with I think 5 attributes. I am definately going to run through as much as I can without pumping the attributres up. Maybe I can start selling my extras on ebay.

My biggest gripe is the annoying loading times during the challenges. It seems the exact same length as when it loads a full course. They should at least be able to have to restart or try again a challenge w/o having the re-load.

Oh and it would have been nice if they let you swing with the right analog stick. They could easily find another way to add spin to the shot. I just prefer it and use it in TW 2004 since I never use the extra power, spin or ball control.

[imported_Administrator]

Re: Serious flaw in Links career mode

Yep I have seen this in the skins matches... While it is not 100% of the time it does happen alot. I remember playing in the first skins match and on the first hole the same computer player hit birdie each time to win the hole, then the other player would get a par (or I finished first). Yet the fourth time we played both computer players made birdie. I see exactly where you are coming from. If it was not for the yips off the first tee I would have never noticed. One thing I love is you can get the yips and for a while there I could not hit the ball straight on advanced with I think 5 attributes. I am definately going to run through as much as I can without pumping the attributres up. Maybe I can start selling my extras on ebay.

My biggest gripe is the annoying loading times during the challenges. It seems the exact same length as when it loads a full course. They should at least be able to have to restart or try again a challenge w/o having the re-load.

Oh and it would have been nice if they let you swing with the right analog stick. They could easily find another way to add spin to the shot. I just prefer it and use it in TW 2004 since I never use the extra power, spin or ball control.

[imported_Administrator]

Re: Serious flaw in Links career mode

Yep I have seen this in the skins matches... While it is not 100% of the time it does happen alot. I remember playing in the first skins match and on the first hole the same computer player hit birdie each time to win the hole, then the other player would get a par (or I finished first). Yet the fourth time we played both computer players made birdie. I see exactly where you are coming from. If it was not for the yips off the first tee I would have never noticed. One thing I love is you can get the yips and for a while there I could not hit the ball straight on advanced with I think 5 attributes. I am definately going to run through as much as I can without pumping the attributres up. Maybe I can start selling my extras on ebay.

My biggest gripe is the annoying loading times during the challenges. It seems the exact same length as when it loads a full course. They should at least be able to have to restart or try again a challenge w/o having the re-load.

Oh and it would have been nice if they let you swing with the right analog stick. They could easily find another way to add spin to the shot. I just prefer it and use it in TW 2004 since I never use the extra power, spin or ball control.