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Originally Posted by Righty Groove
I think people are missing the point of the thread. Yes, 16-17 year olds should mostly struggle in professional leagues, altough there are exceptions. But the thing is: should two players have identical current ratings, but one is 16-17 and the other is, I don't know, 20, should one considerably outperform the other? Assuming the necessary sample size to draw a conclusion. I think that's what "bias" would mean, as is, does age directly afect performance, os just the ratings/morale/randomness?
I don't know, and I don't think it does, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did either. It can easily be tested, though, by creating a couple of fully developed teenagers and see how they do in leagues suited for their talents.
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Yeah, you're right we did get sidetracked
Thing is I don't think that bias actually does exist in OOTP. Pretty sure it's just a sample size issue or perhaps the result of using a restricted ratings scale like the 1-8 scale, so that some players ratings seem to be more similar than they actually are.