Tiger Woods 13

Paparazzo

Anyone get it? Is it any good? I haven't had a Tiger Woods game for a while because it seems everything is DLC.
Is there much of a difference between the normal version and the Masters version? I was going to probably play it with the normal controller, might give it a go with the move.

Mars Bar

It's what, €70? Crazy expensive.
Is that the normal price range for a PS3 game? I got a PS3 this week and would love a Tiger Woods game.

Paparazzo

Just checked amazon, the masters one costs €60 delivered. Not cheap. Games are normally €50, this one seems expensive. If you're looking at the PS store it's probably €70, normal new releases are really expensive there.

Krusader

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/tiger-woods-pga-tour-13-masters-collector-s-edition/10596082.html

€46 for the MAsters Collection edition, add an extra €2 for delivery

Paparazzo

Crosáidí wrote: »

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/tiger-woods-pga-tour-13-masters-collector-s-edition/10596082.html

€46 for the MAsters Collection edition, add an extra €2 for delivery

Not bad, just bought it there, cheers. I'll give it a review next week.

Krusader

It's hard to beat Zavvi for console games, prefer them to amazon as delivery charges can border on the ridiculous there.

Beefy78

I usually get a Tiger Woods game every three or four years. Last one I got was 09. I wanted to buy last year's but boycotted it due to the excessive DLC. I won't support a game where half the basic courses you need to play the season mode cost extra (and the DLC wasn't just a little extra).

If they've taken a step back on that then I may get 13. I do love my Tiger Woods games.

Nuri Sahin

Crosáidí wrote: »

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/tiger-woods-pga-tour-13-masters-collector-s-edition/10596082.html

€46 for the MAsters Collection edition, add an extra €2 for delivery

I you

Big time fan of the TW series but the timing and price was a put off till the summer until I saw your post.

Beefy78

Beefy78 wrote: »

I usually get a Tiger Woods game every three or four years. Last one I got was 09. I wanted to buy last year's but boycotted it due to the excessive DLC. I won't support a game where half the basic courses you need to play the season mode cost extra (and the DLC wasn't just a little extra.

If they've taken a step back on that then I may get 13. I do love my Tiger Woods games.

I had last years and while there was a decent enough collection of courses, the prices for the DLC ones was ridicules.
Something like E7 PER COURSE :eek:

I'd have considered paying maybe E20 for 10+ and even then they were getting soft money considering most of the courses were in older versions at some point.
Not a hope in hell would I pay between E5-7 for each one.
Serious rip off.

Beefy78

Exactly. I don't mind paying extra for new courses brought out a few months later, but not for courses which clearly could have been put into the game on day one. It's not like the game itself is cheap considering it's a yearly release.

Paparazzo

Difference between the normal version and the masters collectors edition is 6 extra courses.
Par 3 at Augusta
Oakmont
PGA National Champion Course
The Old White TPC
Pinehurst No. 2
Straits Course at Whistling Straits

It's 19 courses in total, so I doubt you'll need any DLC. I think it's 20 courses if you count the par 3 at Augusta.
Only bad reviews on amazon seems to be playing 2 player doesn't increase your player stats. That's very annoying if you play 2 player a lot. Doesn't bother me too much though.

brianon

I think there are 11 courses via DLC. However, you can buy them using coins (in game currency) which you earn as you play.You basically buy a round at these courses for coins (6k for 1 round, 9k for 2 rounds, 12k for 3 rounds).

As you play a course you can complete objectives. Complete all objectives on a DLC course and you then have it for free and unlimited use.

I've Spyglass half mastered. Another 3 rounds and should have all of it and then it's mine for unlimited use.

BTW. I've the 360 version. IMO the game plays superbly but it has many bugs right now.

brianon

Any chance of moving this to 'Games' forum so 360 users can contribute ?

Oh and btw. Got mine for 50€ in Gamestop. They only have the Collectors/Masters edition.

F1ngers

brianon wrote: »

Any chance of moving this to 'Games' forum so 360 users can contribute ?

Moved.

brianon

Cheers F1ngers.

So anybody buy this for 360 ? Fancy creating a clubhouse ?

Paparazzo

Never played a tiger woods game online, but it would be interesting. I'm guessing everyone online has their players stats all up as far as they can go, with the best clubs etc?
Anyone ever do it? What should I expect? People quitting a game after a bad hole?

Nuri Sahin

Paparazzo wrote: »

Never played a tiger woods game online, but it would be interesting. I'm guessing everyone online has their players stats all up as far as they can go, with the best clubs etc?
Anyone ever do it? What should I expect? People quitting a game after a bad hole?

There's a fair share of dickheads like any game these days, but overall, the genuine golf fans out there make it one of the better communities.

Some people do quit after a bad hole namely during Stroke Play because a lot of the times there really is little margin for error in amateur and pro difficulty which is what most play.

As for online, yeah I'd highly recommend getting you're stats up to max before even bothering with it. It's been what, 2 weeks since it's release and a fair few would have max stats by now I imagine. Only took me a week in TW12 to max out stats, obviously no idea how it is this year around till the game is delivered to me in a couple of days time

Beefy78

Sod it, I think I'll pick this up this weekend.

Paparazzo

-Ade- wrote: »

There's a fair share of dickheads like any game these days, but overall, the genuine golf fans out there make it one of the better communities.

Some people do quit after a bad hole namely during Stroke Play because a lot of the times there really is little margin for error in amateur and pro difficulty which is what most play.

As for online, yeah I'd highly recommend getting you're stats up to max before even bothering with it. It's been what, 2 weeks since it's release and a fair few would have max stats by now I imagine. Only took me a week in TW12 to max out stats, obviously no idea how it is this year around till the game is delivered to me in a couple of days time

Cool, so max out the stats first, makes sense. Should be good online, if a few of us get it we could start a mini tournament. Just thinking, last TW game I had was on the PS2, so should be a decent change for me. Like a few others, I used to get it every second game, but always had one on the go.

Beefy78, buy it now on zavii and you might have it by friday

Nuri Sahin

Yeah I was the same, every 2nd game I bought for a good few years till now. Don't know if you played the demo, but worth downloading and having a bit of a gander at it because there is a big overhaul to the game compared to last year.

I set up a Boards clubhouse sometime ago when the demo came out May need to retrieve password though but when I do, I'll post it on here or perhaps the PS forum.

Paparazzo

-Ade- wrote: »

Yeah I was the same, every 2nd game I bought for a good few years till now. Don't know if you played the demo, but worth downloading and having a bit of a gander at it because there is a big overhaul to the game compared to last year.

I set up a Boards clubhouse sometime ago when the demo came out May need to retrieve password though but when I do, I'll post it on here or perhaps the PS forum.

Haven't bothered with the demo, the game should arrive soon. Although, Zavvi says it's "awaiting dispatch" still!
But a boards clubhouse would be good, need a couple of weeks to build up my stats and a few others to get the game. Can you still create a golfer with massive boobs? Felt like a pervo when my mates called over and I was playing TW with a big boobed female golfer with my name.

Shifty Shellshock

I just created a country club for xbox users It's called IRELAND FOREVER so look it up. Using tour pro settings, I'll always be on hand to set-up a tournament. So please join and let's make up the numbers.

faigs

What's it like? Are the crowd graphics any better than '12? That really annoyed me because it was so bad, looked like no effort was put into it!

Soby

Anyone else the way the swing line for you to follow puts you off ?. Makes me always swing crook it to the left

Darwin

Paparazzo wrote: »

Haven't bothered with the demo, the game should arrive soon. Although, Zavvi says it's "awaiting dispatch" still!
But a boards clubhouse would be good, need a couple of weeks to build up my stats and a few others to get the game. Can you still create a golfer with massive boobs? Felt like a pervo when my mates called over and I was playing TW with a big boobed female golfer with my name.

Just wondering if you got your game yet? Mine was dispatched April 3rd (9 days ago) and still no sign of anything. Will be using amazon in future regardless of price.

Paparazzo

Darwin wrote: »

Just wondering if you got your game yet? Mine was dispatched April 3rd (9 days ago) and still no sign of anything. Will be using amazon in future regardless of price.

No, haven't got it yet. Ordered on the 6th, think the status changed from "processing" to "dispached" only yesterday!
In the meantime, ordered a DVD on amazon 2 days ago and it's delivered already.
Late delivery isn't bothering me too much, but it'd be nice to get it tomorrow.

Just picked this up today.

If you're in a club but just play yourself, do you still get the coins boost, or do you have to play with club members?

I joined one earlier with 5 stars and 24 lads, but do I need to interact with them or is it the same to just play away yourself?.

brianon

Shifty Shellshock wrote: »

I just created a country club for xbox users It's called IRELAND FOREVER so look it up. Using tour pro settings, I'll always be on hand to set-up a tournament. So please join and let's make up the numbers.

I'll check it out.

Paparazzo

Still no game! Darwin, you get yours yet?

Browning2010

Got this game with the new xbox last week, loving it so far, I just started 'Tigers Legacy' , I think its a great feature. I haven't played a TW game since 07 but I'm hooked again.

Beefy78

Is it still extremely easy to get very low rounds and therefore you need to shoot sub-60 to be competative?

That's literally the only issue I have with these games. In 09 you can shoot four straight rounds of six or seven under par and not be close to the top ten in tournaments.

Beefy78

Beefy78 wrote: »

Is it still extremely easy to get very low rounds and therefore you need to shoot sub-60 to be competative?

That's literally the only issue I have with these games. In 09 you can shoot four straight rounds of six or seven under par and not be close to the top ten in tournaments.

In the Live online tournaments the scores are always 20-24 Under on Pro.
My first tournament I picked the Tour Pro by accident(but used TW instead of my 40s guy) at Augusta and even still lads had -18+ when I was struggling to keep above +18.

As for normal online, just about ever game I've played there's been at least 1 lad who's shot Birdie+ basically every hole which is a bit of a pain, those games have been Pro..... I'll probably put more effort into playing Tour Pro to get a somewhat more genuine experience.

On that, last night I played a lad with ''Custom settings''.... couldn't see much from the list that stood out but it ended up being no spin, no swing meter(so you had to putt blind) and not even green grids(though you got a preview which is somewhat held back by lack of swing meter) I actually didn't do too bad.
Got two birdies I think and only 3/4 bogeys and finished maybe even or +1 to his -2 or so.
I think those settings were overkill though, but at least it was more competitive than the lads who were outdriving me to make eagles with ease.

If you meant single player though, the scores are around what you'd expect.

In the Masters as an Amateur, you play 4 rounds and the score leading into the last day is -8 or so..... you can't use spin either(any difficulty setting), so it makes that one a bit harder(not to mention the impossible flag locations and treacherous green speeds/hills)

That aside though, it's very good, I've had the last 3 but this is a big improvement, no more pulling it back and forward as hard as possible.
Not sure is it new, can't remember(or maybe they're just more important now with the swing meter), but practice swings are great for finding a rhythm and make it more realistic.

The main gripe in the reviews was the fact the DLC wasn't payable and you could pay but not even own it as such.
For 90% of us, we don't buy the DLC anyway and at least with time and effort you can gain another 20 odd courses, I've earned around 11,000 coins already in 4/5 hours(enough for nearly 2 rounds on DLC).

Nuri Sahin

Still waiting for the game to arrive -_-

Paparazzo

-Ade- wrote: »

Still waiting for the game to arrive -_-

Bloody hell Zavvi are slow! Ordered on the 6th, still no sign of it. They reckon you have to wait 20 working days after the shipping date before you contact them. Tiger Woods 14 will be out by then

Paparazzo

Have had it since last Thurs, played most days, 2 or 3 hours and I have 20k coins thus far, thats enough for unlimited rounds on a course.
I think that option might be the best one to take as it would take a minimum of 3 rounds to get Mastery(only requires 50 pars or better IIRC) and you could get stung in a round or two and require another purchase. So the 18k for that seems the best option.

Can't see the reviews complaints about the DLC tbh. There are 14(?) courses, and in a week I have enough for one already(they were charging around E5-7 a pop last year :eek:).
There's obviously no way to get them in 1/2/3 months without playing a lot(max 500 coins earned per round, and 6000 for a round on a DLC), but it's enough of an incentive to hold onto this years as I'll have more free courses coming into my play list over time.

Paparazzo wrote: »

Bloody hell Zavvi are slow! Ordered on the 6th, still no sign of it. They reckon you have to wait 20 working days after the shipping date before you contact them. Tiger Woods 14 will be out by then

I'd never order a game online that I didn't want to have to wait on. Gamestop had the Collectors edition for E50(has few extra courses), think the saving compared to Zavvi is only E5 odd.
Not really worth it, I haven't order a PS3 game online since Demon Souls(since you had too) and before that it was when they were E70 so the price difference warranted it.

Beefy78

I order from Zavvi occasionally and it rarely takes more than a week to get the goods to Ireland. If it's taken close to two weeks then it looks like something has gone wrong with the order.

Nuri Sahin

Ah feck, would have bought from Gamestop had I known it was that cheap. My fault for not checking! Checked Xtra Vision and Smyths and it was 80 euro so just kinda assumed it was the same in GS. HMV didn't have the collectors edition neither.

Guess I'll have to contact them later if it's not here by this afternoon when I get home.

brianon

As for the DLC. You can purchase a course or use coins. If you got he coin route you'll need a minimum of 6 rounds on a course to master it. One of the objectives is 100 pars or better.

When you play the career mode some of the events are on courses that are DLC but if you haven't got them it allows you to sub in another course for it.

My biggest issue with the game is that it's buggy as hell. You land in a bunker only to find you are not in the bunker. You land short of a bunker only to find you ARE in the bunker. Same with other areas on the course.

As for guys shooting 18 under and better on Pro. It's doable for sure but remember there are controllers for sale specifically modified for TW games. The X-Axis having been disabled.

Anyone on 360 fancy setting up a boards.ie 360 Country Club ?

My tag is SendMoreCorpses and I'm only at least an hour or two every day.

Paparazzo

gilberto_eire wrote: »

I'd never order a game online that I didn't want to have to wait on. Gamestop had the Collectors edition for E50(has few extra courses), think the saving compared to Zavvi is only E5 odd.
Not really worth it, I haven't order a PS3 game online since Demon Souls(since you had too) and before that it was when they were E70 so the price difference warranted it.

I never order a game I want straight away either, usually just pick it up in a shop. But you always get it within a few days when you order online, i didn't mind that.
But as ade said, would have bought it in gamestop if I had have known it would take this long and I knew it was that cheap there.
Although chelsea barca on tonight, so not big deal if it doesn't arrive today

Nuri Sahin

Right so, had to re-create the club there for us PS3 users. Just search for Boards IE PS3 here - http://www.ea.com/tiger-woods/1/online-country-clubs

I've also created a tourney for those who have the game. It's starts from 12am(I hope GMT!) Thursday, so tomorrow and lasts for 4 days. Made the settings pretty much very easy as it's the first tourney. If everyone is okay with it, I can make a weekly one obviously onwards from here with a mix of conditions and settings just to offer some variety. If anyone wants to add me on PSN there, by all means do so. Hopefully have the game by the Friday at the latest. Will contact Zavvi at lunch time for sure.

brianon

brianon wrote: »

As for the DLC. You can purchase a course or use coins. If you got he coin route you'll need a minimum of 6 rounds on a course to master it. One of the objectives is 100 pars or better.

I'm pretty sure it's 50 pars, sure why would anyone be tempted to play 1-3 rounds for 6-12k instead of unlimited rounds for 18k.
Because you can JUST about scrape everything in 3 rounds with 50pars, but you're only allowed 4 mistakes over 3 rounds.
So you can risk 3 rounds for 12k or else pay the bit extra to make sure(unlimited for 18k)

I think I might go for the 150,000 route, you get 11 courses and only need 3 after that.
Saw lads on about it on the EA forums, and a good few made the 150,000 already.
I'm on 20,000 in a week, so in maybe a month I'll have enough.

-Ade-

-Ade- wrote: »

Right so, had to re-create the club there for us PS3 users. Just search for Boards IE PS3 here - http://www.ea.com/tiger-woods/1/online-country-clubs

I wouldnt say a Boards club would be worthwhile.
You need loads of players playing and this thread hasn't been very active, wouldn't get more than 4/5 and of that half won't play enough.
Best job is to just search for a club with 24+ players. You don't actually need to interact with anyone in the club either you just need numbers playing.

brianon wrote: »

My biggest issue with the game is that it's buggy as hell. You land in a bunker only to find you are not in the bunker. You land short of a bunker only to find you ARE in the bunker. Same with other areas on the course.

Ya have noticed that a lot.

There is one hole where if it happens you're in trouble.
I think I read(on the EA forum) someone describe the same hole and situation that happened to me.
It's a par 3 surrounded by water, I hit it short but caught the rough and the ball sat just off the green, 2nd shot ended up being from the edge on the opposite side of the water, I don't even think it was fairway as my next shot couldn't make it over the water and I ended up hitting a +3 on that hole.

brianon

gilberto_eire wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it's 50 pars, sure why would anyone be tempted to play 1-3 rounds for 6-12k instead of unlimited rounds for 18k.
Because you can JUST about scrape everything in 3 rounds with 50pars, but you're only allowed 4 mistakes over 3 rounds.
So you can risk 3 rounds for 12k or else pay the bit extra to make sure(unlimited for 18k)

I think I might go for the 150,000 route, you get 11 courses and only need 3 after that.
Saw lads on about it on the EA forums, and a good few made the 150,000 already.
I'm on 20,000 in a week, so in maybe a month I'll have enough.

It's 100 Career Pars or Better for the Gold Mastery.

Looking at it right now. 50 Pars or better is part of the Silver mastery which gets you coins. Gold mastery gets you unlimited rounds which requires (among other things) 100 career pars or better.

brianon

brianon wrote: »

Sorry but it's 100 Career Pars or Better for the Gold Mastery.

Looking at it right now. 50 Pars or better is part of the Silver mastery which gets you coins. Gold mastery gets you unlimited rounds which requires (among other things) 100 career pars or better.

I checked a few courses last night and never saw any number higher than 50 ..... maybe thats just the case for some of the courses already included in game.

Doesn't seem like a good idea to buy any less than unlimited rounds for 18k or save for the 150,000.

EDIT: Noticed this was because I checked mid-round and if you're on silver they are the only ones that show. You need to go to the actual ''Course Mastery'' screen to see all three levels.

Paparazzo

Still hasn't arrived yet. Never ordering off poxy Zavvi again!

Beefy78

It's not Zaavi's fault. If they're showing as having dispatched it then it's the fault of the post office either in Ireland or the UK.

Obviously if it's not showing as having been dispatched then yeah it's Zaavi.

Paparazzo

Beefy78 wrote: »

It's not Zaavi's fault. If they're showing as having dispatched it then it's the fault of the post office either in Ireland or the UK.

Obviously if it's not showing as having been dispatched then yeah it's Zaavi.

Fair enough, but looks like a few of us are in the same boat. Thats weird. Amazon normally takes about 3 days to deliver and they use the same postal service.
Has anyone that ordered this game off Zaavi got their game yet?

Paparazzo

Panic over, arrived today

Nuri Sahin

Ditto

Paparazzo

My putting is rubbish. And shots from the rough! Piss off adam scott. "Adam scott has taken your 9.5 degree driver"

Many of ye on PS3 not in a club yet?.
Mine had only 12 active players this week from 24+ so I'll probably move after Sunday when I get my coins.

If ye organise yourselves and join an active one together I can hop in as well Monday and we can try the H2H stuff which you ain't going to do in a club with randomers.

There's definitely no reason to do a Boards only one, you need active players.
From what I can gather it doesn't even matter too much if a player only plays for 5mins or 5 hours, you'll get a higher coins percentage based on your position(though everyone needs to contribute to the teams overall rating which means less players- takes longer)

But having 4/5 of us in one of the bigger clubs means we can get all benefits.