Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 Broadcast Presentation Blog

[rolltide1017]

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Has there been any hints about a playoff being added for when you are tied after 4 rounds, or will the AI just give you the win regardless like it has for years now? This has been one of my biggest complaints for, what, 5 years now.

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Has there been any hints about a playoff being added for when you are tied after 4 rounds, or will the AI just give you the win regardless like it has for years now? This has been one of my biggest complaints for, what, 5 years now.

Yes, there will be a playoff this year, albeitwith a bit of a playing blindly in parallel feel to it. You will play off against those with whom you are tied, but you won't know what they did on the playoff hole you're supposedly playing head-to-head on until after the hole. The leaderboard will show what each player scored on the playoff hole, and proceed accordingly. It takes the tactics out of playoff golf, but at least you aren't automatically annointed as champion in the event of a tie.


They said they could have let you see your opponent's shot tracers executing their shots in turn, but there was a fear that this could be construed to be using a "likeness" of the unlicensed players and they decided not to chance it. Really a shame, because at least the turn-based shot tracers would show you exactly what your opponent was doing... (sigh)

BTW, how does one get rid of the annoying pop up ad that appears in the upper right corner of the message list? I can't read half the top message because it overlaps the top three or four lines. It also laps over into my replies sometimes and I can't even see what I'm typing. There's no way to get rid of the friggin ads by clicking anywhere on them!!?? I'm at the end of my rope in frustration with this

[Matt10]

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BTW, how does one get rid of the annoying pop up ad that appears in the upper right corner of the message list? I can't read half the top message because it overlaps the top three or four lines. It also laps over into my replies sometimes and I can't even see what I'm typing. There's no way to get rid of the friggin ads by clicking anywhere on them!!?? I'm at the end of my rope in frustration with this

I can't say I have this problem - maybe this is a default OS skin issue? Ask Steve in Steve's forum as well. I use OS at Work skin and it is the best imho

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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Yes, there will be a playoff this year, albeitwith a bit of a playing blindly in parallel feel to it. You will play off against those with whom you are tied, but you won't know what they did on the playoff hole you're supposedly playing head-to-head on until after the hole. The leaderboard will show what each player scored on the playoff hole, and proceed accordingly. It takes the tactics out of playoff golf, but at least you aren't automatically annointed as champion in the event of a tie.


They said they could have let you see your opponent's shot tracers executing their shots in turn, but there was a fear that this could be construed to be using a "likeness" of the unlicensed players and they decided not to chance it. Really a shame, because at least the turn-based shot tracers would show you exactly what your opponent was doing... (sigh)

BTW, how does one get rid of the annoying pop up ad that appears in the upper right corner of the message list? I can't read half the top message because it overlaps the top three or four lines. It also laps over into my replies sometimes and I can't even see what I'm typing. There's no way to get rid of the friggin ads by clicking anywhere on them!!?? I'm at the end of my rope in frustration with this

LOL and I thought I was the only one who was experiencing this. It is ****ing annoying and actually has popped up now as I write this post. Mine is always the same ad from Bell (Canadian phone company)and has pissed me off enough that I will never be buying anything from Bell no matter how cheap it is.

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I can't say I have this problem - maybe this is a default OS skin issue? Ask Steve in Steve's forum as well. I use OS at Work skin and it is the best imho

I switched to Office Skin and it not only got rid of the overlapping pop-up add, it got rid of (maybe I better not say ) Anyway, I'm a happy camper now... mucho thanko!

Go with Office skin Seymour!

[Matt10]

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I switched to Office Skin and it not only got rid of the overlapping pop-up add, it got rid of (maybe I better not say ) Anyway, I'm a happy camper now... mucho thanko!

Go with Office skin Seymour!

It's my favorite!

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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I switched to Office Skin and it not only got rid of the overlapping pop-up add, it got rid of (maybe I better not say ) Anyway, I'm a happy camper now... mucho thanko!

Go with Office skin Seymour!

how do you do that?

[Matt10]

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how do you do that?

USER CP - then Edit Options - then all the way at the bottom of the page under "Miscellaneous Options" 2nd one down is "Forum Skin". Select "OS 1.0 I'm at Work".

[Koolie G]

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Yes, there will be a playoff this year, albeitwith a bit of a playing blindly in parallel feel to it. You will play off against those with whom you are tied, but you won't know what they did on the playoff hole you're supposedly playing head-to-head on until after the hole. The leaderboard will show what each player scored on the playoff hole, and proceed accordingly. It takes the tactics out of playoff golf, but at least you aren't automatically annointed as champion in the event of a tie.


They said they could have let you see your opponent's shot tracers executing their shots in turn, but there was a fear that this could be construed to be using a "likeness" of the unlicensed players and they decided not to chance it. Really a shame, because at least the turn-based shot tracers would show you exactly what your opponent was doing... (sigh)

BTW, how does one get rid of the annoying pop up ad that appears in the upper right corner of the message list? I can't read half the top message because it overlaps the top three or four lines. It also laps over into my replies sometimes and I can't even see what I'm typing. There's no way to get rid of the friggin ads by clicking anywhere on them!!?? I'm at the end of my rope in frustration with this

So couldn't they just show where the other person's ball ended up after each shot? They don't have to show the tracer. Just show if they are in the rough, or 10 yards in front of me, or in the bunker, or right next to the hole, etc. You would at least see what type of shot they are facing and you could adjust accordingly. That seems like an easy fix.

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So couldn't they just show where the other person's ball ended up after each shot? They don't have to show the tracer. Just show if they are in the rough, or 10 yards in front of me, or in the bunker, or right next to the hole, etc. You would at least see what type of shot they are facing and you could adjust accordingly. That seems like an easy fix.

I asked that question to one of the lead producers. The response I got to this suggestion was that even showing a ball at rest, with a non-licensed player's name beside it *could* be construed as a "likeness" of said player. It likely wouldn't hold up in court, but I don't think EA Sports wants to test the waters on this and put a wrinkle in their relationship with the PGA. I would think they could work this out with an understanding up front, but it would probably cost them some serious cash just to have the legal dept. to work it out.

[PhantomPain]

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What about just having a text pop-up after every shot saying what the opponent's shot was and maybe how close to the pin they are. Could have a little graphic to show the lie, the shot attempt they are on and distance from the pin. No likeness shown, right? Or is it not just a graphical likeness?

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What about just having a text pop-up after every shot saying what the opponent's shot was and maybe how close to the pin they are. Could have a little graphic to show the lie, the shot attempt they are on and distance from the pin. No likeness shown, right? Or is it not just a graphical likeness?

I like your thinking on this, but from the vibes I've picked up, they'd be afraid to even go that far. It would probably require more programming to come up with this alternate presentation of invisible AI players, as simple as it sounds, than to show shot tracers (they're already built into the game for simultaneous play anyway). I wish they could come up with something more representative in this regard though.

I've always wondered why they couldn't allow you to play your career mode rounds with one of licensed pros animations if they happened to be in your group, and especially if they happen to be tied with you for a playoff. I would think that would allow EA to get more out of the license fee they're already paying the licensed pro?

[braves1398]

I have this game on ps3 and there seems to be no true aim function, even though its says its an option in the manual?

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I have this game on ps3 and there seems to be no true aim function, even though its says its an option in the manual?

I noticed that was in the software manual in the demo version and pointed it out in the official forum. Apparently it fell of deaf ears because it's still there. Sadly, there is no True-Aim presentation option in this years game.

The developers did comment on it saying they couldn't get it to work right this year and they had to drop it late in the cycle. It's ironic that the camera mode that's the least "busy" is the one they can't get to work, yet these hyperactive broadcast cameras that flitter about like a wounded butterfly don't seem to be a problem!?