The Golf Club 2019 vs. E6 Connect

[trhuke]

2019's lack of updates/bug fixes is starting to wear on my nerves. If the original TGC didn't have better gameplay and mechanics it wouldn't irritate me so much, but they actually made the game worse??
Does it take a crack team of coders weeks to make the freekin' "F" (or "C") key put/remove the flag stick??? And the amazing lowshot/freekish big bounce that 2019 is blessed with that TGC didn't have? How about making the "E" key work again??

I think they've just decided to let it decay.

[Jerome]

TGC2019 feels like and is a $20 golf game for consoles with a $1000 feature (launch monitor support) wedged in.

[GungHoGolf]

I played the E6 demo about a year ago and quite liked it, although the demo at the time had some weird chipping glitches going on.

Visually and playability wise I liked E6 a bit better than TGC2019.
E6 @$300 a year comes with about 30 courses but additional courses are pricey.

2019 has a zillion courses, many of them beautifully created, (or recreated) but 2019 has some pretty major bugs that haven't been fixed even a little since its release a year ago, which shows a lack of concern or interest of the makers of 2019, which makes me wonder whether its just been left in the dust. 2019's updates since its release have all been about tournament play and getting new stylish outfits for your little avatar. Whoopee. The mechanics of the original TGC were substantially better than 2019. Its hard to fathom why they paid so little attention to the mechanics and playability that they'd already figured out in the previous version.

But yeah, I can select custom hair tints and bro grooming beards for my paper doll avatar.....

If I was picking one out today I might go with E6 because of 2019's lack of bug fixes (of bugs that weren't there in the previous version). And a company that has major bugs and ignores them for over a year doesn't inspire much confidence.

It's refreshing to see the rate of updates and fixes TruGolf is pushing for E6 Connect: https://e6golf.com/update/e6-connect/

[trhuke]

I played the E6 demo about a year ago and quite liked it, although the demo at the time had some weird chipping glitches going on.

Visually and playability wise I liked E6 a bit better than TGC2019.
E6 @$300 a year comes with about 30 courses but additional courses are pricey.

2019 has a zillion courses, many of them beautifully created, (or recreated) but 2019 has some pretty major bugs that haven't been fixed even a little since its release a year ago, which shows a lack of concern or interest of the makers of 2019, which makes me wonder whether its just been left in the dust. 2019's updates since its release have all been about tournament play and getting new stylish outfits for your little avatar. Whoopee. The mechanics of the original TGC were substantially better than 2019. Its hard to fathom why they paid so little attention to the mechanics and playability that they'd already figured out in the previous version.

But yeah, I can select custom hair tints and bro grooming beards for my paper doll avatar.....

If I was picking one out today I might go with E6 because of 2019's lack of bug fixes (of bugs that weren't there in the previous version). And a company that has major bugs and ignores them for over a year doesn't inspire much confidence.

[GungHoGolf]

NO, for SkyTrak users, E6 Connect is $300/yr for Basic or $600/yr for Expanded on PC. You have the OPTION to get Expanded for $2,500 one-time. You're a Uneekor user, so the mistake is understandable as that's the pricing for you, but we're in the SkyTrak subforum here.

[Jwheels9876]

Correct. I asked why skytrak users get to sub annually and everyone else has to pay a crazy upfront fee and they told me skytrak buys a bulk amount of licenses up front so they're able to offer it at the price they do.

Now I have to found out how to get uneekor buy a bunch of license so I can play for cheap also

[sirish19]

E6 connect is $2500 PLUS $300 a year.

TGC2019 has more courses. probably more players, subjectively better graphics.

E6 connect has better game play(more players, more customizable settings, etc)

The gap between them will close if E6 Connect decreases their price(right now its just 2 completely different price points) and they continue to improve their product(making new courses, fixing game play issues(ball spin on greens is unrealistic)

Protee doesn't update or improve the software ever, so eventually TGC2019 will only have the price and # of courses as a benefit.

I believe that there was some misinformation about the cost on E6 and my understanding is that it is just $300/year and there is no $2,500 fee up-front. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[Jwheels9876]

As a skytrak user you are able to sub for the year to E6 connect which is great. You could buy TGC and sub to E6 then decide in a year which you enjoy more. I wish I could sub to E6 for the year, I'd do it in a heartbeat. They are negotiable with the price but it's still double what TGC 2019 cost.

[Jerome]

E6 connect is $2500 PLUS $300 a year.

.....

Are you sure about that?

[Jwheels9876]

I have to say, I agree completely
If they fix the spin on the greens , they'll have it nailed IMO...

Just feels like real golf, I don't see any crazy stuff ever while playing that make me shake my head.

[JackedUpSwing]

E6 connect is $2500 PLUS $300 a year.

TGC2019 has more courses. probably more players, subjectively better graphics.

E6 connect has better game play(more players, more customizable settings, etc)

The gap between them will close if E6 Connect decreases their price(right now its just 2 completely different price points) and they continue to improve their product(making new courses, fixing game play issues(ball spin on greens is unrealistic)

Protee doesn't update or improve the software ever, so eventually TGC2019 will only have the price and # of courses as a benefit.

[Jerome]

I've had the e6 Connect demo for weeks and TGC2019 for a day now. If it weren't for being able to play many of my local courses with TGC I would choose e6 Connect. Connect feels more like real golf to me.

[sirish19]

I have had my SkyTrak for a little over a year now and have enjoyed the practice as well as playing WGT with my iPad. After E6 came out with the iOS version and 30-day demo, it seemed pretty good but I wanted a little more out of the graphics. I started digging deeper and now realized that I can actually play the Windows version on my MacBook Pro with Boot Camp.

Now that I realized that the Windows versions are opened up to me, I am trying to decide between E6 and The Golf Club 2019. I can demo E6 and get a good feel for what it is, however, I can't demo TGC.

E6 Connect is $300/year and TGC 2019 is a one-time purchase of close to $1000. Long-term, I think TGC 2019 is a better deal although since there is no demo version, I need to rely on everyone's comments to make a decision. Does anyone have any opinions of comparing the two if you have played both or what made your decision to chose one over the other?

One of the things that really appeals to me about TGC 2019 is the ability to design your own courses. I am a member of a Country Club here in Japan that allows me to play about 8 of its sister courses and I thought it would be pretty cool to design those courses, even in a relatively simplistic form, and be able to practice those courses. This should be good at least for working on course strategy. What is everyone's opinion of this? Has anyone done this? Is it more work than it is worth?

Cheers,

Stephen