Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Update 1.09 Available Now, Here Are the Details

[GrandMaster B]

Loaded it up for the first time in a few months and it definitely was more smooth and polished. I wish the career mode had a money list though. Nitpicky, I know, but it's the "little things."

[pokerlife]

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Another great looking course. I shot a 66 on my first play there. Not a lot of spots to get into trouble off the tee, really. I felt like I left a couple of strokes out there.

I tried to run online, but there's never anyone on. At least not on the Tour Pro difficulty. I'll have to get back into my career soon.

My gamertag is PokerLife add me if you want to play alternate shot sometime.. I prefer 3 click on hardest settings but i will try tour pro.. Can never get full power with the stick

[tc020791]

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour Update 1.09 Available Now, Here Are the Details

How are world and fedex rankings for you guys? I started my career day one and I'm in year 6 or 7, I cant remember. But there's a lot of guys in the top 10 who shouldn't be. Though Rory and Speith are both top 5, those are the only 2 normal ones. Day is something like 12. Fowler isn't even in the top 30. My guy is obviously maxed out at this point. I have been number 1 in the rankings and right now I believe I'm 3.

My question is do you think I should start over? I hate seeing all these guys missing from the rankings. Has anyone started a career recently and has a rankings list after atleast 1 or 2 seasons played?


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[Golfsprince]

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Good update but still no online game modes like alternate shot or best ball? Come on EA, a year later and we still don't have the option to play a team based match with friends online? It's kind of ridiculous if you think about it. Ranked matches are 9 holes too...who's idea was that? Why hasn't that been changed yet? A round of golf is 18 holes...

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Actually, the original form of golf was 9 holes therefore that is the true way to play

But the reason why it's nine holes is because a lot of people were quitting during 18 hole rounds in the game according to Handsward (EA dev).

[Thrash13]

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Loaded it up for the first time in a few months and it definitely was more smooth and polished. I wish the career mode had a money list though. Nitpicky, I know, but it's the "little things."

It's definitely not nitpicky at all, and it's a very valid complaint. I got this game on day one and have enjoyed it quite a bit for what it is. That being said, I still haven't jumped full into the Career Mode because it's just not very deep. I'll probably get into it more now that there are several more courses in the rotation, but I definitely want more depth as far as Career Mode goes. If they do end up releasing another golf game in the next couple years, I think Career Mode needs to most attention. If they beef it up some and add in a few new courses, the game will be a hit!

I was honestly thinking this game has sold 100,000 copies by the way people talk about it. The fact it has sold nearly 700,000 copies in less than a year bodes well for a future golf title in my opinion. We'll see though. In the meantime, there is plenty to do in this game moving forward!

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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I was finally able to get a round in at Banff Springs yesterday. The course looks amazing. The mountains, pine trees, water, even the Fairmont Hotel in the background. It all looks great.

Make sure to play it with the time of day set to "Morning", as some of the best visuals come through. The mist above the pond on Hole 4 (The Devil's Cauldron) is almost breathtaking. The sunlight shining through the trees is also a nice touch.

It is a pretty easy course...many of the fairways are generous and wide. The only part that gave me fits was the greens. They were hard to read and were quite challenging when set on Sunday pin placements and Tournament settings.

Even though Banff Springs is an old holdover from the TW and Links series, it's a great addition to current-gen golf. I'd give it a solid 8/10.

[BaselineBakes]

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I was finally able to get a round in at Banff Springs yesterday. The course looks amazing. The mountains, pine trees, water, even the Fairmont Hotel in the background. It all looks great.

Make sure to play it with the time of day set to "Morning", as some of the best visuals come through. The mist above the pond on Hole 4 (The Devil's Cauldron) is almost breathtaking. The sunlight shining through the trees is also a nice touch.

I played it in the evening and had a few jaw dropping wow that looks visually awesome moments, I'll have to check it out in the morning now too. Love this course addition, it's gorgeous.

I'll find out soon if they added it to career mode, I'm in year 10 and haven't played in a while but luckily when I fired it up the last place I was at was the tour championship with a fresh season around the corner.

[BaselineBakes]

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My gamertag is PokerLife add me if you want to play alternate shot sometime.. I prefer 3 click on hardest settings but i will try tour pro.. Can never get full power with the stick

Same reason I do three-click now, cheesy I know but I love that power up animation when you smash one.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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I played it in the evening and had a few jaw dropping wow that looks visually awesome moments, I'll have to check it out in the morning now too. Love this course addition, it's gorgeous.

I'll find out soon if they added it to career mode, I'm in year 10 and haven't played in a while but luckily when I fired it up the last place I was at was the tour championship with a fresh season around the corner.

It truly is a beautifully rendered course.

I just started a new season as well...looks like Banff Springs hosts the Alberta Open, which is two events before the EA Spring Invitational. Not sure if any other events are played at Banff Springs later in the year.

[Kevin82485]

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I haven't really been following this game since its initial release when I played it for maybe 2 hours. I wasn't really that impressed with it. Based on my short time with it I would have rated it maybe a 6/10. A lot of game reviewers gave it a similar score, in fact Metacritc has it at a 6. Considering the initial review scores and all of the patches that have come out, what would you rate it now? What did you initially rate the game? I'm interested in giving the game another look.

[RIFRIG]

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I haven't really been following this game since its initial release when I played it for maybe 2 hours. I wasn't really that impressed with it. Based on my short time with it I would have rated it maybe a 6/10. A lot of game reviewers gave it a similar score, in fact Metacritc has it at a 6. Considering the initial review scores and all of the patches that have come out, what would you rate it now? What did you initially rate the game? I'm interested in giving the game another look.

If you didn't like it on initial release you still won't like it.......

[Kevin82485]

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If you didn't like it on initial release you still won't like it.......

Dang, there have been a few games that I liked better after extensive patching, was hoping that was the case here as well.

[brandon27]

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If you didn't like it on initial release you still won't like it.......

That's not even close to true IMO.

They've added several courses, and offline game modes, and many tweaks to gameplay over the 9 or so updates. It's changed and grown alot.

Career is still... shallow. However, all the new courses appear on the career calendar, so its technically grown. Customization still lacks. No new equipment or clothing was added, nor was any character appearance options.

Online, I can't speak for. I don't play it online.

However, with all due respect, to say you probably still won't like it... I just don't get that opinion. It's changed, alot.

Dang, there have been a few games that I liked better after extensive patching, was hoping that was the case here as well.

I'd recommend firing it up, and playing some rounds, and jumping back into career if you started it. As I mentioned, all the new courses released will seamlessly integrate into your career schedule.

The newest update from last week also allows for alternating venues for the US and British open.

so, alot has changed that's improved the game. Unless you're looking for customization.

[tc020791]

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I played it in the evening and had a few jaw dropping wow that looks visually awesome moments, I'll have to check it out in the morning now too. Love this course addition, it's gorgeous.



I'll find out soon if they added it to career mode, I'm in year 10 and haven't played in a while but luckily when I fired it up the last place I was at was the tour championship with a fresh season around the corner.

I just started year 7. And the third tournament of the season was at Banf. I can't remember what it was called, but it was definitely a new tournament.

[jwilphl]

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In terms of gameplay and presentation, it isn't a bad game of golf. Bought it for $16 and I'd say it was a decent deal at that price. Career mode needs a lot of work, of course, as does the commentary - lots of repetition and stuff said way out of context. If they could do two separate commentary teams, one for Thurs/Fri, one for Sat/Sun, that would probably be ideal. The "cut scenes" also need a lot of work (why is my character flipping out over every drive he hits in the fairway), and I wish there were more appropriate statistical overlays/analysis. To go with that would be stat tracking; I'd like to see full leaderboards, my scorecards from every round in every tournament, etc. Better character creation goes without saying.

Other than shallow career, the only problem I'm finding is the game seems too easy. Of course I'm a series veteran so that's probably part of it, but even playing with less forgiving settings it seems all the courses play the same way so far (though I've only played four or five courses). The Golf Club is considerably harder, I will say. I do hope eventually the courses start having different feels to them.

I imagine they won't be releasing a sequel until 2017? I know they said it wouldn't be a yearly release, which I'm absolutely fine with. I hope they really take advantage of that extra time. Even comparing this to TW '14 it is way behind in many aspects, though I will say the gameplay is probably the most polished aspect and that's hugely important when considering future additions. Maybe physics needs a bit more tweaking. Getting that Masters license back would also be fantastic.