DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 1, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 1, 2010 Hello All, I thought a lot of members here might be interested in this. It is the Open Beta for Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online. It is a full browser based game, and I have to say it is pretty damn kick ass, and for being a Browser based game, it is really nice visually and works amazing right now even though it is in it's infancy stages. You can swing using either your space bar or mouse, so it is really nice to play and anyone who played the Tiger Woods games will be right at home as it is the same swing mechanic from the games itself. Here is the home page which I am hoping you can all sign up. I got an email about it, but all I had to do was use my global EA id, so if you have an EA ID for any other EA based games, it should work no problem at all. (Sorry if those images above wind up looking like crap, I copied their URL location from the email I received to try and spiff this post up, and I did include the link in Play Now hopefully it works) Some really cool things that I have noticed so far is you can close the pop up window while playing, and when you come back it actually saves your progress so you can just choose Resume and start from exactly where you left off, literally exactly. I got really screwed with a hole, 9 to be exact, and I thought if I closed the browser and came back that perhaps it would start over, and sure enough it remembered exactly where I was, so that is a very cool feature for sure. Just a heads up, you will have to install the Unity Web Browser plug in in order to play this. It was a quick download for me, and also I am running it in Firefox and absolutely no issues at all using FF, so it looks as if it is going to be friendly for all Browsers. If you feel like this is something you will be into, here is the link to the Unity 3D Download page so you will be ready for Tiger Woods when you go. No worries though, as the Tiger Woods site will point you to the download as well. Again, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online Home Page Link So this is an Open Beta, and all stats will be wiped once the Beta is up, and naturally EA will be charging something for this, what that will be no one knows right now, but my bet will be they will do a Battlefield Heroes type set up, meaning they will charge people to get currency in game to update your golfers skills, apparel, etc.. Some people as I was playing before were saying they think that EA might go the MMO pay per month route, but again all this is just speculation, and for now might as well enjoy the Open Beta. They give you $10,000 in game credit right off the bat, and it does look like you can gain XP from playing, although I have yet to go through a full game myself so I cannot verify that fact. Seriously though for anyone who has ever enjoyed the previous games in this series, this is an absolute no-brainer, as it is virtually exactly the same and I am really impressed how deep they were able to make it for a Browser Based game, and honestly this is going to be a GREAT time killer if I ever have some time to kill here and there, like if my wife is watching American Idol on TV, or if I am waiting on Feedback on a project at work. :laugh: Enjoy to everyone who does check it out. (Y) DL EDIT - I took a screenshot of the game itself just so people could see it in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Will it download pr0n behind my back though??? :laugh: Sorry :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 1, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted February 1, 2010 Will it download pr0n behind my back though??? :laugh: Sorry :p And I really thought to myself I should probably make a comment about no need to mention his infidelity as it would be off topic since this is about a new browser based video game, but I thought to myself people would be mature about things and separate the two. Thanks for proving me wrong literally right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 You're right, probably not the best comment to make. I'll take that back, sorry. Shall check this one out though, thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted February 1, 2010 MVC Share Posted February 1, 2010 Dirty, I am just going to thank you in advance for my friends. I have two friends who obsessed with Tiger Woods 2010 so this will be perfect for them. I enjoy golfing as well so who knows, I might get a kick out of this as well. Where do you hear about things like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 1, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted February 1, 2010 You're right, probably not the best comment to make. I'll take that back, sorry. Shall check this one out though, thanks for the heads up! No problem at all I was just saying I knew it was bound to happen was all. Apology accepted but truly no need sorry if I came off like there was one. Definitely enjoy if you do check it out!! Dirty, I am just going to thank you in advance for my friends. I have two friends who obsessed with Tiger Woods 2010 so this will be perfect for them. I enjoy golfing as well so who knows, I might get a kick out of this as well. Where do you hear about things like this? I'm signed up for pretty much every mailing list that is gaming related. 98% off the time it is junk but once in awhile I get a gem like this and when I do I'm more than happy to share. Your friends will definitely dig it so share the word and enjoy. (Y) BTW just thought I would add it has a full screen mode so I am running it at 1920 x 1080 on my laptop and it runs flawless. With that said still some bugs and it is definitely a beta as I have had of crash completely twice now but amazingly it remembers exactly where I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I have been a closed beta tester for this since it first came out. It's a ton of fun, my only fear is that they haven't actually said if its going to be a micro transaction system or P2P. If its P2P imho it isn't worth it, if its micro transaction, it will make a killing and be huge. Add me to your list and be a fan and I will return the favor, my in game name is SMELTN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylcard Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I liked the game, but I suck beyond belief :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Awesome, I am going to try this out :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 1, 2010 Author Veteran Share Posted February 1, 2010 Awesome, I am going to try this out :D I had a funny feeling you would be. (Y) SMELTN, will add you next time I am on, which will be real soon probably just started work and already want to fire it up, and I was wondering what that fan thing was so cool. And I think it has to be microtransaction, or else it will really fail miserably. ADDED YOU, already launched it just exactly an hour into my work day. :shiftyninja::laugh: If anyone else is playing, Favorite Me and I will return the favor, look for DirtyLarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yeah the fan stuff is kinda cool, gives you an XP bonus depending on how many fans you have. If someone wants to play a MP game later today or anytime let me know. Its fun to play Multiplayer on it. Hit me up on AIM: SMELTN or MSN: Smeltn@live.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Shall definitely be checking this out tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted February 7, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2010 Damn I don't know what it is about Golf games but I always do HORRIBLY playing them. Even the F2P PC games like Pangya and Shot Online etc I do horrible, and this game is no different! If you guys wanna hook up for a MP tournament I'm game, just don't expect me to actually hit the ball often :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted February 7, 2010 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2010 I'll give this a try later today. I hope it doesn't lag on my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Lags a bit on my parents laptop, even with all the settings on low. Will have to wait until I get back to Uni and can play it properly then! Seems like a good little time waster though! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobsgrg Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 When I saw it was web browser based I assumed it was going to be very basic, but wow it's incredibly impressive. For some reason it won't let me go for full screen on IE8 otherwise I wouldn't even realise it was web browser based at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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