First thing first, I want to say that I think it is wonderful that we have a disc golf game in the works! I have been playing disc golf for about a year and a half now, and have gotten seriously into it in the last 6 or 7 months, and love everything about it. With that being said, this game is still quite far away from being a full-fledged game, and I believe the developers acknowledge this. I hope to be able to communicate with them, and play to join the Discord channel.
Initial thoughts: I purchased this game last night, and have about 4 hours of game play now. I have streamed it for a handful of friends, and they think that it is pretty cool and has a lot of potential, which I happen to agree with. This game honestly looks exactly like PUBG if PUBG had disc golf in it. The character customization is pretty cool, and I probably spent 40 minutes just creating my character. One thing I noticed is that the heavy rock/metal music that plays at start up and when you go to the menu does not go away even if you lower the master volume. This is a little frustrating, as I would like to listen to my own music and not have it be an issue while launching the game.
Moving around and finding the tee pads can be confusing at first, but the teleport option with Y comes in clutch. You can pull out various items to carry around like pistols, bows, a barrel, torch, etc., which is pretty random, but also very comical. However, these are pretty buggy also and need to be improved, as the rifle goes right through your chest, and your character holds this pistol in a very strange manner.
I actually really like the throwing and flight mechanics. Aiming and releasing with the correct power are tough to get used to, but once you play for a little while, you will improve significantly. The drivers are 13 speed, but the mid ranges are 12 speed? This does not make sense, and I would definitely like the flight numbers to be assessed more accurately in the future. Putting is tough. I still have not mastered it yet, but it seems a little finicky, as it seems difficult to find a middle ground between too much and too little power. I will keep practicing, but I think this may need to be adjusted in some way. Also, there is an option to just tap the Right Mouse Button to tap the disc in when you are right next to the basket. I have noticed that I have received this option when I am maybe 25 ft. away (not necessarily a gimme putt), but sometimes not when I am closer, including a time when I was directly under the basket. I found this to be frustrating, but hopefully it will be fixed.
I do not like that you can walk on water. If your disc goes into the water, you just walk right over to it and keep playing. I don't think you even get an extra stroke for going OB. Also, twice on Chestnut Lake, I threw close to max power from hole 5, and landed in the water. I could walk over to the disc, but the game froze both times, and I had to close out. Therefore, I have not been able to get passed hole 5 on this course. This also happened one time when I shanked into the trees of hole 11 of Sunny Birch one time.
I would like to see a more sophisticated score card in the future, that tells you the pars of every hole, and indicates how far above or below par you are. I also think when you play an afternoon game, it switches to night time and gets dark way too early. I would love to see this change as well. I think that I mentioned just about everything. I plan to continue playing, and am optimistic that this game will be successful in the near future. I will update the Discord accordingly as well. I hope that my feedback is appreciated, and look forward to seeing improvements!
