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Originally Posted by lynchjm24
That's an OOTP9 league, but I'm pretty sure nothing has changed. There have been plenty of threads on this in the past.
Even without OSA leading you to the answer, much of the time the player your scout likes most is going to be a much lesser player then the scout predicts.
That's because OOTP generates a true potential. Then it has all the teams scout the player. The majority of the scouted ratings are clustered near the true answer. If you are the high outlier, then most likely you are wrong. What players does your scout suggest in the draft? The players on which you are the highest outlier. This is because the other teams have a more correct look at their true potentials and these players fall to you in every round.
In a mature 60 year league like mine with ghost players there are few players with huge ratings, almost none have true ratings >20. When I see players in the draft with huge ratings like >20, it's an immediate red flag that it's scouting error.
I'd rather try and draft players, not figure out where my scout error is.
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If done correctly, wouldn't every scout be producing outliers, including AI scouts? Or do they ignore their scouts, and use their true potential or OSA to make their picks?
Thanks for explaining all of this. I had always assumed I was getting hurt by the player development process - not my scout being consistently wrong. I gave up playing OOTP9 after 10 straight years of first round pick busts - not one even getting a sniff in the big leagues. In fact, I think only a few draft picks made it, and both were after the 15th round. I'm hoping to figure out the draft with this version, or else I'll likely stop playing this one as well.
I've tried turning scouting off recently, but that might be even more frustrating. Would I rather have scouts and see 3-5 star potential beyond the first round (even if they are the outliers mentioned above)? or turn scouting off and accept the fact that there is no ML-level talent after the 1st or 2nd round? Either way the draft process isn't nearly as interesting as it could, and should, be.