Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 to Feature Playoff Holes

[Steve_OS]

At long last, it appears sudden death playoff holes are now a part of your Tiger Woods PGA Tour events. A collective hallelujah was heard from digital golfers across all corners of the globe in response.

For the longest time, a tie was as good as a win in the final round of a Tiger Woods PGA Tour event. The game's career mode did not simulate playoff holes if your golfer finished in a deadlock with one or more others. The tournament simply ended and you still got credit for a victory. But it was a glaring shortcoming, and if it happened in a Major, the lack of closure was almost agonizing.

Well, that changes in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. Playoffs, in all of their formats—aggregate, sudden death, or the palpable dread of a full 18 holes at the U.S. Open—will be a feature of the game when it releases in March.

[Flightwhite24]

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WTF?????????????? WOW this years edition is shaping up to be something really special. This was a "MUCH" needed feature as at times I would find myself just playing for the tie. Thanks EA!!!!

[bcruise]

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Make sure you guys read the whole article, this may not be what you're envisioning it to be...

But it is a very nice thing to finally see in TW.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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The lack of a shot tracer is disappointing (didn't know it was a licensing issue, wow) but having all the playoff formats and having the proper ones used for a specific tourney makes up for it.

[OnlookerDelay]

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Make sure you guys read the whole article, this may not be what you're envisioning it to be...

But it is a very nice thing to finally see in TW.

Yeah, come to find out that even shot tracers, depicting the ball flight of invisible playoff opponents is considered to be a "likeness" of the unseen player.... (sigh). We truly do live in the United States of the Litigious!? We'll playoff against a score that's posted *after* we finish the hole.... better than what we've had for sure, but I'm really shocked that they are legally bound from showing shot tracer arcs of unseen players!!??

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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Yeah, come to find out that even shot tracers, depicting the ball flight - via shot tracers - of invisible playoff opponents is considered to be a "likeness" of the unseen player.... (sigh). We truly do live in the United States of the Litigious!? We'll playoff against a score that's posted *after* we finish the hole.... better than what we've had for sure, but I'm really shocked that they are legally bound from showing shot tracer arcs of unseen players!!??

What they could of did was just mention after each shot what your opponent did. IE: Tiger has hit it 320 yards down the left side of the fairway or Mickelson's 2nd shot has landed on the green 25 feet from the hole.

This workaround at least would have added some tension to the playoff without stepping on any legal toes.

[poster]

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What they could of did was just mention after each shot what your opponent did. IE: Tiger has hit it 320 yards down the left side of the fairway or Mickelson's 2nd shot has landed on the green 25 feet from the hole.

This workaround at least would have added some tension to the playoff without stepping on any legal toes.

I agree, this would seem like a good compromise. I'll take it for this year, and the licensing aspect sucks, but hopefully they build on this in the coming years.

So they have the PGA license which allows them to use names, but not the PGA players association (if their is one) license? How do other sports games make this work?

[Panicshade]

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I agree, this would seem like a good compromise. I'll take it for this year, and the licensing aspect sucks, but hopefully they build on this in the coming years.

So they have the PGA license which allows them to use names, but not the PGA players association (if their is one) license? How do other sports games make this work?

I believe EA has to negotiate with each individual golfer. It's just like how they have to do the Fight Night series with what boxers make the cut.

[WhiteMan22]

Sounds cool. Everything is sounding great about this game. Hope it isn't a disappointment like last year's game.

[DivotMaker]

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I agree, this would seem like a good compromise. I'll take it for this year, and the licensing aspect sucks, but hopefully they build on this in the coming years.

So they have the PGA license which allows them to use names, but not the PGA players association (if their is one) license? How do other sports games make this work?

There is no PGA Players Association.....EA must negotiate a separate license with each individual golfer for their actual likeness (not name) to appear in the game. The PGA TOUR license only allows the use of their name in a leaderboard.

[Hunkerdown]

Man, you mean I can finally have tournaments that do not end up in tie? This is good for me. How about crazy wind in career mode, on weekends?

[shigogouhou]

What they could of did was just mention after each shot what your opponent did. IE: Tiger has hit it 320 yards down the left side of the fairway or Mickelson's 2nd shot has landed on the green 25 feet from the hole.

This workaround at least would have added some tension to the playoff without stepping on any legal toes.

Instead of showing the trajectory, I would've liked a quick screen of where their ball ended up. It'd give the shot-to-shot tension of knowing where they were without having to license any shots or sit through a ton of them in the event of a three- or four-way tie.

[OnlookerDelay]

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Instead of showing the trajectory, I would've liked a quick screen of where their ball ended up. It'd give the shot-to-shot tension of knowing where they were without having to license any shots or sit through a ton of them in the event of a three- or four-way tie.

Your proposal sounded workable to me. I posed it to an EA rep in the official Tiger Woods forum and got this response:

"Absolutely possible, and something we thought about too. its just a far more complex solution. Our AI system isn't currently robust enough to support such a concept. It could be made to be, but again it would have been much more work and risk. Also the tour may still have had issues with simulating actual play of their golfers...even without arcs. It's a touchy area for sure."

[maafla1]

Does anyone know about downloadable golf courses? Will it follow the 2012 model where you can simply buy a course or a package of courses and play them permanently or the obnoxious 2013 model?

[DivotMaker]

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Does anyone know about downloadable golf courses? Will it follow the 2012 model where you can simply buy a course or a package of courses and play them permanently or the obnoxious 2013 model?

What exactly was "obnoxious" about it? No word on how 14 will handle DLC courses yet....

No need to post the same message in different threads.....