just picked it up for the first time after many hours on 2k23. Set my ball flight to Draw and 16 holes into q school I have yet to hit anything but a dead pull, pull hook or a massive slice. When I do get perfect it hits a baby fade, to the extent that I went back to check if I made a mistake in my shot selection! Hoped I could start on the future difficulty setting and just pick it up but I guess not. as the player skill increases does the insane variance reduce a bit?
As you level up your character in both the attribute points and skill tree, it becomes much easier. Donât forget, you can also change draw/fade bias in your player settings. The skill tree is also huge for increasing the sweet spots for perfect shots.
I will recommend Respawnâs YouTube channels for detailed info on the different shot types and player development. They did release an update to the game yesterday that made it much for difficult to pull off a shot if you adjust the draw/fade/up/down, but stock shots remained the same. They also did change how far driver off the deck goes, as well as the minimum shot distance you can hit the spinner from. Also I think the Thai spinner is banned on greens, can only use it off the green.
For more specific questions Iâm happy to dive in and see how I can help!
Playlist here for Respawnâs 2k25 how-to and guide content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGOoQDs-wRY1ckEtsFzI8rDjwonPbtAQ6
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This is the biggest thing they nerfed with the patch yesterday - earning VC was massively cut. I havenât checked today to see if anything was re-adjusted, but the community as a whole was not happy with this change. I think most generally agree VC was a little too easy to earn, but they went way too far the other way. Save that VC for attribute points early on, and weâll hope that they are able to update the game again to re-adjust. Respawn has threatened to go off and encourage the rest of the review/content creators involved with 2k25 to do the same if the VC earning isnât re-adjusted, Steam reviews already took a 4-5% hit in just a couple hours yesterday, Iâm sure itâs worse now.
Itâs a great game, it really is. The only bad thing right now is the corporate greed when it comes to how tedious it is to earn VC, clearly Take-Two is trying to generate more revenue by having players simply buy it with real money. My hope is the backlash from the already niche community for a golf game is significant enough that it causes change.
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thanks for the guidance. Seems my major malfunction was much too slow tempo/transition which evidently magnifies all path errors. Once I majorly sped up it became much more consistent. still the occasional mega pull-hook but manageable!
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For sure, the 2K games golf swing has always been on the quick side for tempo, especially compared to the EA game that has a pretty slow backswing.
For putting, it is worth noting that you donât have to pull the joystick all the way back to the housing, small movements will still register with the game.
Yea anything tied to progress and competitive advantage shouldnât be tied to a real-world currency. If you want to spend money it should only be for cosmetics.
Just got a PS5 a couple months ago, will be buying 2K25 and will be a complete novice, but popping in to say Iâm excited and will be asking for plenty of advice. I will suck but want to be #involved
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I mean you can earn VC just from playing the game, they just nerfed how quickly you can earn it. The overwhelming opinion is that itâs too grindy now.
This is also an amazing idea, simply to better promote that the Refuge has a Refuge Tour. Would help more people find this thread and #getinvolved.
gotta say I am trying not to just be frustrated but I have played about 10-12 rounds so far of this new game and I truly haaaaate the new swing mechanic. I understand trying to mimic the real swing but the physics make zero sense which is frankly worse. Trying to make me think logically about the swing and then basically making the outcome an RNG is mad.
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Getting my ass kicked right now. Spraying the ball all over the place
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Best part about the launch day purchaseâŚ60 minute patch load time and if you try to play it, it wonât connect to the internet. I love online gaming!!
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Getting shaping stat high is awesome, can fade the ball with a draw bias swing path still.
Code: LAUNCHDAY for free VC
heres all the working codes:
SWEATSET
LVLUP
HELLLOGOLFERS
TOPGOLF
FITZ
LAUNCHDAY
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Cheers!
Also for new players - start menu - settings - scroll to the bottom - redeem code. The most obvious place for it, clearly
Server load seems to be having trouble right now. Itâs taking forever for me to pass every loading screen
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I believe the Full Swing Takeoff Seasonal Challenge is bugged, no progression on âPlay full rounds in casual matchingâ
Reports in the Discord are that the servers are misbehaving currently, folks having issues with ranked matches so that could be part of it. A second patch has to be imminent.
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Still baffles me why they canât get the rights to use Tour player photos on the leaderboard. Taylor Pendrith, the mysterious shadowy Canadian
For any technicians
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