Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

[Darko240]

Re: Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

Well I gobbled up my entire 10 hours of the Trial over the weekend. I actually got my created golfer up to level 55 with all the experience. I must say, I played only in Tour mode, which doesn't allow you to move the camera down course before shots and uses the L analog stick. By the end of the session I was making par pretty consistently. Putting definitely is a little different then previous years. I actually enjoyed the quick rounds, playing 5 holes of the current round, and the rest being simulated. Especially with my golfers attributes so low, I didn't make the cut but just a few times. There was actually one season, where it said I must proceed to next year because I didn't have enough Fed Ex Cup points to continue playing in the remainder of the Tournaments.

As for Scottdale TPC, Its in the career mode, Im guessing all the course DLC will be available in career mode. As for your schedule it just says next event on the screen, so you cant really tell how far along you are in the season.

[CujoMatty]

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Any info on the PS4 patch?

When I installed the game I also downloaded a patch. Not going to lie I really have no idea what it did.

[Pompeo89]

When I installed the game I also downloaded a patch. Not going to lie I really have no idea what it did.

Yeah I'm sure it was something you wouldn't notice anyways but thanks for the info. I wonder if they will be able to fix the trees shaking in the wind. I just noticed that recently in a few feeds after someone pointed it out. Not a big deal but if you keep watching it becomes annoying after a while.

Counting down the hours till I can get my hands on it tomorrow. Glad to hear that TPC Scottsdale is in the season for career, I was kind of scared for a bit there.

About 28 hours or so until I'm off work tomorrow and teeing it up.

Just saw a chip from the fringe hit the pin and get stuck between the hole and flag stick. Pretty cool that it didn't go in thats one of the little things that makes the game more realistic.

Then the next hole the guy pulled it into the **** and they called it out of bounds? What happened to playing the ball anywhere on the course? It wasn't that far off the fairway.

[Barto]

Re: Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

Well I gobbled up my entire 10 hours of the Trial over the weekend. I actually got my created golfer up to level 55 with all the experience. I must say, I played only in Tour mode, which doesn't allow you to move the camera down course before shots and uses the L analog stick. By the end of the session I was making par pretty consistently. Putting definitely is a little different then previous years. I actually enjoyed the quick rounds, playing 5 holes of the current round, and the rest being simulated. Especially with my golfers attributes so low, I didn't make the cut but just a few times. There was actually one season, where it said I must proceed to next year because I didn't have enough Fed Ex Cup points to continue playing in the remainder of the Tournaments.

As for Scottdale TPC, Its in the career mode, Im guessing all the course DLC will be available in career mode. As for your schedule it just says next event on the screen, so you cant really tell how far along you are in the season.

Thanks for the post. I wonder if the career is going to rely heavily on DLC content and that's the reason we can't currently see the event calender/schedule.

By hiding the event calender it allows EA to hide from us the courses they aren't including in the game @ launch and therefore will be required to purchase to play during the season.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but this is the first EA Golf game during the EA Access window, so if they show the EA Access subscribers during the Access period which tournaments aren't included and have to be paid for, then there are going to be a bunch of pissed off consumers who cancel their preorders. In a perfect world it would be great if EA Sports worked out deals with each course that they will simply pay them a portion of the DLC royalties and not have to fork over, let's say $100k per course each year to clubs like Riviera, Kiawah, etc.

I don't mind paying another $40 for 15 courses if that's what it ends up costing. Especially if the game is released every other year. In that case i will be spending about the same amount anyway.

[wheels2121]

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Thanks for the post. I wonder if the career is going to rely heavily on DLC content and that's the reason we can't currently see the event calender/schedule.

By hiding the event calender it allows EA to hide from us the courses they aren't including in the game @ launch and therefore will be required to purchase to play during the season.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but this is the first EA Golf game during the EA Access window, so if they show the EA Access subscribers during the Access period which tournaments aren't included and have to be paid for, then there are going to be a bunch of pissed off consumers who cancel their preorders. In a perfect world it would be great if EA Sports worked out deals with each course that they will simply pay them a portion of the DLC royalties and not have to fork over, let's say $100k per course each year to clubs like Riviera, Kiawah, etc.

I don't mind paying another $40 for 15 courses if that's what it ends up costing. Especially if the game is released every other year. In that case i will be spending about the same amount anyway.

The only thing is they already told us what courses are in the game, so we already know what we'd have to pay for: anything they put out not among the 9 already announced

[Barto]

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The only thing is they already told us what courses are in the game, so we already know what we'd have to pay for: anything they put out not among the 9 already announced

True, but wouldn't you be pretty annoyed if you found out you get TPC Boston and Bay Hill instead of Bethpage Black, Oakmont, Kiaway, etc. This is all conjecture assuming my theory is correct, but i think they may have purposely held back some courses because they know a large portion of the user base is willing to pay for them. Hardly anyone is going to pay to have access to Bay Hill, Scottsdale, St. Andrews since those courses have pretty much been staples in every game since the series started.

[DivotMaker]

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Then the next hole the guy pulled it into the **** and they called it out of bounds? What happened to playing the ball anywhere on the course? It wasn't that far off the fairway.

OB is still OB....they said that won't change but it would be nice if there were a way to see a hazard or OB stake/line letting us know it was OB....

[Pompeo89]

OB is still OB....they said that won't change but it would be nice if there were a way to see a hazard or OB stake/line letting us know it was OB....

Yeah we need some white stakes lol

[wheels2121]

Re: Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

True, but wouldn't you be pretty annoyed if you found out you get TPC Boston and Bay Hill instead of Bethpage Black, Oakmont, Kiaway, etc. This is all conjecture assuming my theory is correct, but i think they may have purposely held back some courses because they know a large portion of the user base is willing to pay for them. Hardly anyone is going to pay to have access to Bay Hill, Scottsdale, St. Andrews since those courses have pretty much been staples in every game since the series started.

oh I think you're entirely correct, I just don't think it's a secret. We know darn well we'll be buying the good courses. In a way, this might be genius, since the game as is will make us so excited to have them available we'll actually be happy to buy courses which we should get for the $60 we already paid. It's like PSLs for tickets. We've paid $60 for the right to pay more down the line.

[VTKombat]

Re: Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

Should i delete my ea access version before I install my disc version tomorrow?

[Syncmastr]

Re: Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

Should i delete my ea access version before I install my disc version tomorrow?

Pretty sure if you keep it you won't have to install the game. I wouldn't delete it, might save you 20 minutes and couldn't hurt.

[knicksfan111]

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Is there a fedex cup standings or world golf rankings in career mode?

[wheels2121]

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for now just hoping there's more than 6 tourneys

[DivotMaker]

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Is there a fedex cup standings or world golf rankings in career mode?

FedEx Cup Standings at the end of each Career tournament. WGR, have not seen it yet. I'll be able to dig alot more tomorrow as EA Access will be over.....

[cyclonez7]

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Golf without limits? Then why are there double par stroke limits on each hole?