Going Online with Tiger Woods

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bocopolo — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:39:33 GMT

when i played world tour golf, it was plain slow even on with the fast connection at work.

i m from hong kong

cannot imagine how it would be possible for me to play the new game if the server is in us.

a real let down

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zanglerska@yahoo.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:24:24 GMT

EA...be honest with yourselves and ask "when was the last time we actually TRIED to use the PC to its max potential?"

my brother bought Fifa 09 after playing it at a friends house on ps3...and we were both horrified at how crappy it was. he swore it was not the same game and there was some mistake. iphone soccer seriously looks better.

it is shameful and pathetic.

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juliothom011170@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:02:53 GMT

This was a self fulfilling statement.

EA PC Sports games were essentially PS2 ports. Hardware wise, my PC laps what current gen console can do. You gave PC gamers crappy ports, then wondered why they didn't sell?

Once EA had no competition in the PC spaces for the PGA and NFL, we got sloppy seconds and were essentially told to just "deal with it".

2K Sports did an NBA game with current gen graphics at a reduced price (it was missing the entire online component the consoles did), and it sold well.

Imagine that, bringing over a game to PC with CURREN gen graphics while not charging the same price for a game with fewer features than the console. Get a clue?

I'll definately try TWO, but I don't see how an online only model for a non-MMO title is beneficial to me in any way. I feel I should be able to install and play TW without NEEDING to be online.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online: Why We Created an Online-Only Version of Tiger…

Inside EA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:30:12 GMT

By Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online Live Producer Greg Rinaldi: Hello EA SPORTS fans, Greg Rinaldi here from

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tay1062@hotmail.com — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:09:28 GMT

i signed up for the beta, but is crashes after you finshed the last questionaire???

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spikel — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:58:24 GMT

Sigh, another person judging the game before it's out.

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djmwau — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:09:12 GMT

Well, well, well. Once again us PC users get screwed. I heard about "A New Direction" for PC users and was hopeful. In theory this may seem like a good idea...... Where it is actually going to end up is ala carte $$$$$$$ Ka Ching Ka Ching. Same philosophy as drug dealers. All you PC users who are going to fall for this one might as well just bend over now. Nice Job EA !!!! Let me know when you come out with the real game.

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Mad Eye Moody — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:46:29 GMT

Hey EA golf Tim (can you pass this to management)

Why does it seem as if EA teams do not share source code? For example Madden has fantasy draft, but NHL does not. NBA has Live365 and other EA games do not. These are small examples and I'm sure fans could come up with a laundry list of things.

The point is that every single EA game should have a cookie cutter shell of sorts (menus, interfaces, stat gathering, etc...) Then drop each specific sport into said shell. Of course there will be minor tweaks here and there to tailor to each sport, but there is no reason why each of your franchises can't have fantasy draft implemented for each game all the same year. Same idea with the Be A Pro modes, Madden had it years ago and finally it hit NHL, does the NBA game even have this yet? With code sharing all the lower level features (character creation, menus, etc...) should be available to all your teams.

Do you guys not have a code library that you are creating and sharing? I don't know what style of programming you are doing, but even beginner coders are taught how to make their own libraries so you don't need do everything from scratch all the time. Say you are in a character editor there should already be functions coded for say rotating the view using the shoulder buttons, that is something all your franchises can use.......you get the idea.

In this lousy economy it would be beneficial to have one team working on core features that can be shared throughout games and smaller teams focused on sport specifics. Just really seems you'd save time and money this way. So what is the deal Peter Moore? Do you guys do anything like this? Just seems like the corporate structure supports my guess here the way EA rolls out features in different sports games that existed in the other games years ago.

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aggiefan4life2 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:40:10 GMT

I won't ask what errors are in the article although I suspect that being Mac compatiable might be one of them. More will be known as more and more articles are written. I caught the tail end of Peter Moore's address at the E3 EA Press Conference but apparently I tuned in after Tiger Online was discussed. I am hoping that maybe somebody has archived the press conference. I would be interested in the EA Sports part but I would like to listen to it all as I have varied interest in a number of EA's divisions.

Peter mentioned some theme during the press conference but it was so profound that I don't remember it now. Please note that I am not trying to be sarcastic. It went along with the presentation.

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EAcom Golf Tim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:08:12 GMT

The IGN article you quote has some errors in it.....several errors.

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aggiefan4life2 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:37:24 GMT

I finished ranting/posting without posting the promised link. Anyways, here it is.

pc.ign.com/.../988023p1.html

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aggiefan4life2 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:31:15 GMT

Let me just start off my post by saying that I haven't completely ruled out trying out the Tiger Woods Online expirment yet at this point. I am disappointed by a number of things that I have read concerning this new launch.

My expectations for the new product have been that we would get a version of Tiger Woods Golf that is equivalent to the console versions or that would exceed those versions. I would be very happy to put Tiger Woods 09 on my PC and wait for 2010 equivalent in a year. I have learned how to adapt and have completely enjoyed the Tiger Woods 2009 on the 360. I can't wait to see the 2010 version.

So far this product is falling far below my expectations for the product. There are going to be a total of three courses launching with the game. Yes, I know that Peter Moore and others can't speculate until they are ready to talk but apparently the link provided below has found out that there will be a total of three courses when this experiment launches with the promises of more depending on how the product performs. We might actually be able to play on 4 total courses by this time next year or have promises of four courses.

This whole process feels like the way EA Sports brought the football games to the next-generation consoles. They released football games that had very little in terms of game modes. I won't say that the new Tiger Online game has superior graphics to the consoles because I haven't seen the game yet. This game isn't going to require the latest video card and is trying hard to cater to all of the various PC's out there so you will most likely get middle of the road graphics. It won't blow away the consoles but it won't be any worse either.

I still think that is a huge risk to put a game completely online. EA Sports is catering primarily to the hardcore gamer with this approach and will not reach gamers who walk into a Best Buy and see the game running on demo. The fans who do not routinely follow gaming news have not heard about this game and it is doubtful that they will know that such a product exists which sets this experiement up for failure. I still don't see how shipping a PC game costs more than shipping a game for the 360. The whole idea that this costs more money is lost on me. The primary problem all long has been the hackers stealing the game for free and the EA Sports solution appears to give everybody the game for free and hopefully someone will buy some of the extra features. I also notice that other divisions in EA are continuing to ship games and haven't gone with the "lucrative" strategy of putting them completely online. EA Sports must know something that the other divisions within EA don't. This is a risk that I am predicting will fail. I hope that I am wrong but this has a New Coke look to it and we all know how that turned out. Isn't it known as Sam's Cola or something now?

Sorry to be the one speaking negatively about the game but I haven't seen a whole lot that has impressed me about this game.

I will make final judgement on the game once it is released and/or all relevant information is revealed.

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raczilla — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:13:00 GMT

Some good questions/comments EF. Obviously, we'll continue to release more information as we get closer.

Also, for those who aren't aware, one of the Tiger Woods Online dev team members is on Twitter. You can follow him at the link below. That will be another good resource for learning more information about the game.

twitter.com/EA_GregRinaldi

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Samgman — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:54:35 GMT

Until EAS provides more information I can only speculate that the "free" part of Tiger Online would probably only allow you to play a round on golf on one course. Then as part of the multi-tiered subscription for a certain amount you would probably get more courses, more pro shop items, community play, etc. The higher the subscription price the more you would get. The pricing will be interesting. Again I'm only speculating until more info is released, but I think that they might run between $5.00 - $15.00 per month per tier.

Another thing I was wondering was about the suspend a game feature. Will this only work on the computer you are currently using or will you be able to suspend gameplay on one computer and resume it again later on a different computer? Being a browser based game will it require the use of "cookies" to keep track of your stats/games etc or will it create its own file on the hardrive of the computer you are using or on its own server?

Hopefully the next batch of info released from EAS will help to answer some of these and other questions.

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PDUBZ — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:35:58 GMT

I also have been playing online since pga tour gold and would really like to get involved with the beta testing. Really looking forward to getting back to playing with old buds from the past. Good to know your still plaing newf. (chip)