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Fyrestorm3 · 07-02-2013, 09:12 PM

You'll see less players have drastic drop-offs in potential. Everything else stays the same.

In previous versions of OOTP, draft classes contained many, many high-potential players, enough so that you were still seeing 3- and 4-star talent in the 3rd, 4th, and potentially 5th rounds. Naturally, not all of those players would be superstars. Most would experience a drastic change in their potential rating over the course of their first year in the minors. Many became worthless scrubs.

In OOTP14, the overall talent of the draft pool hasn't changed. Some players will be stars, some will be serviceable, many will be scrubs. Talent Change Randomness still exists at whatever level you set it to. What has changed is the presentation of the players - you won't be seeing those 4-star guys in the 4th and 5th rounds anymore. In fact, most high-potential players are gone by the end of the 1st round. The trade-off is that there is no severe drop-off in most players' Potential ratings. Some high-potential players will wind up scrubs, sure, but you won't be seeing that 5-star stud you thought you nabbed in the second round turn into a 2-star benchwarmer overnight.

Plenty of players will still get talent increases.

07-02-2013, 09:12 PM	#4
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	You'll see less players have drastic drop-offs in potential. Everything else stays the same. In previous versions of OOTP, draft classes contained many, many high-potential players, enough so that you were still seeing 3- and 4-star talent in the 3rd, 4th, and potentially 5th rounds. Naturally, not all of those players would be superstars. Most would experience a drastic change in their potential rating over the course of their first year in the minors. Many became worthless scrubs. In OOTP14, the overall talent of the draft pool hasn't changed. Some players will be stars, some will be serviceable, many will be scrubs. Talent Change Randomness still exists at whatever level you set it to. What has changed is the presentation of the players - you won't be seeing those 4-star guys in the 4th and 5th rounds anymore. In fact, most high-potential players are gone by the end of the 1st round. The trade-off is that there is no severe drop-off in most players' Potential ratings. Some high-potential players will wind up scrubs, sure, but you won't be seeing that 5-star stud you thought you nabbed in the second round turn into a 2-star benchwarmer overnight. Plenty of players will still get talent increases.