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Quote: Originally Posted by speedtrucker

the 2k crib was an answer to Madden cards which were a rough precursor to MUT... the whole thing was tied to your career in a way and it didn't present the game in a fantastical manner that didn't make sense. Blacktop in 2k was a weird direction but it was a DLC after the game not a part of the game. meaning they focused on the core parts of the game and then afterwards went to work on finishing the DLC. this, while just a part of the whole, is part of the game. meaning $ and time were spent on a fantastical part of the game rather than focusing on the core parts. as a DLC at least it could be spun that "we wanted to add to the overall experience with a fantasy style fun golf mode"... instead this is shown before we even really understand or have been fully introduced to what the core part of the game is. EA is still busy informing everyone of which golfers are going to be in the game rather than what the whole RPG-esque aspect of the career mode really entails. of course a user doesn't have to play the mode, seeing as how they invested enough to time to create a full course with over 150 events and minigames... seems like a lot just to say this isn't a big part of the game.

Cribs you played celebrities...trying to hit certain challenges while you're at it to unlock things for your crib. Regardless of what it was an answer to, it was resources directed away from the core game which ended up being considered one of the best football games ever.

Blacktop mode, in the first few years of last gen, was not DLC, rather part of the main game including a slam dunk contest and "not sim" game modes. Didn't take away from the game even though resources were poured into it.

My point is, this is a game mode for a casual audience. I'm not going to play it and I doubt many of you are. So why the butt hurt reactions? I hate the marketing strategy as much as anyone. I want to see gameplay videos, and some Career mode impressions etc. But that doesn't mean that on Tour difficulty, this won't be a game worthwhile to play.

They tried to make a more sim-oriented golf experience with TW 13 and especially 14....and sales flopped. Either we accept the fact these modes will exist along with a sim experience as well and hope sales pick up, or we don't get any golf game. If this genre were lucrative, 2K or some other developer than EA would have already taken a stab at it. It's EA or bust, at least on consoles, when it comes to a PGA title.

This game mode has no bearing on my potential enjoyment of this game.

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