offline multiplayer

[WildBillWardley]

Will there be offline couch multiplayer, where you can play as the pros with friends, as you have been able to do in all Tiger and Rory games?

[Ultrasonic_77 · Accepted solution]

This interview suggests the answer is yes:

https://www.gamerbraves.com/ea-sports-pga-tour-interview-the-developers-aim-to-making-the-best-looki...

[xTEEDZ]

I would think so! Since you have always been able to do so in every TWPGAT and RMPGAT game in the past!

[WildBillWardley]

You would think so, but there is no information on it and the Community Managers seem to have completely blanked my question.

[Ultrasonic_77]

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@WildBillWardley wrote:

...the Community Managers seem to have completely blanked my question.

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Probably just a question of the planned process of information gradually coming out through a series of trailers and in time no doubt footage from YouTubers etc with pre-release content. Meaning you're not specifically being blanked but rather the CMs may well not be allowed to answer specific questions like this just now.

[Ultrasonic_77 · Accepted solution]

This interview suggests the answer is yes:

https://www.gamerbraves.com/ea-sports-pga-tour-interview-the-developers-aim-to-making-the-best-looki...

[MaouYumisu]

It's an EA Sports game not a 2k game of course offline multiplayer will be in there. Same for career for pga tour season.

[WildBillWardley]

@Ultrasonic_77 Fantastic, Pre-order made.

[EA_Illium]

Hey Everyone, 

I wanted to update this thread with a recent update to our FAQ: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/EA-SPORTS-PGA-TOUR-Community-FAQs/m-p/12330462#M299

What game modes (online and offline) are available in-game?
Online game modes:

Online game modes support simultaneous play for up to 16 players and include the following game mopeds.

• COMPETITIVE mode is ranked matchmaking to test your skills in numerous game types including 9 and 18 hole rounds.
• SOCIAL mode allows you to play against similarly skilled players online in a more relaxed unranked environment, offering multiple ways to play such as 9 and 18 hole rounds.
• PRIVATE MATCH mode allows you to group up with your friends and play online together with full control of gameplay and round settings allowing you to fully customize your round.

Offline game modes:

• If you just want to dive in quickly and play a round, QUICK PLAY is exactly what you’re looking for. Quick play can also be played as local multiplayer (couch co-op) with up to 4 golfers offering varying ways to compete such as match play, skins, alternate shot rules, and more.
• CAREER MODE is an offline mode that will be playable at launch (but will require an online connection). You’ll hear more about that during our career mode deep dive in the coming weeks.
• CHALLENGES provides bite-sized experiences of various lengths. Ranging anywhere from a 4 hole challenge to recreating a golfer’s hot streak from a recent PGA Tour event, to single shot challenges where you, for example, are given 5 opportunities to hit a specific shot, challenges are short yet difficult moments for you to grow your skills and earn rewards. Within Challenges mode, there’s “PGA Coach Skill Center” which is a great way to learn more about game mechanics, shot types, and the game of golf in general.
• TOURNAMENTS provides limited-time tournaments for players to go in by themselves and submit a score to a global leaderboard that other users are also submitting to. From here, the game gives you a final rank that is paid out in rank points based on finishing position. Most of it is stroke play, where the number of holes can be variable. Ongoing seasonal events throughout the pro golf calendar can also alter the tournaments for different settings on different courses.

Hope this helps!

[BuckHasTheBook]

Umm, we have logical incongruence here

How can an "offline" mode, require an "online" connection

It's either a mode you can play offline, or it isn't

"CAREER MODE is an offline mode that will be playable at launch (but will require an online connection)."

[Ultrasonic_77]

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@BuckHasTheBook wrote:

Umm, we have logical incongruence here

How can an "offline" mode, require an "online" connection

It's either a mode you can play offline, or it isn't

"CAREER MODE is an offline mode that will be playable at launch (but will require an online connection)."

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I think using the terms single and multiplayer would make more sense to categorise the game modes, and is how other games tend to do this. Noting that PGA Tour will have both online and offline multiplayer options.