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I should note in advance that my perspective is not based on simulating multiple seasons. I'm just past the all star break of the 2020 season on my main saved game (so still in the first season). I play all the games out, pitch by pitch, and I usually wait until a few versions of the game have ironed out the bugs before really getting into a saved game.
That said, I'm generally happy with the new scouting system and find it refreshing. I like getting a handful of reports on our own players daily as opposed to the old system of monthly or bi-monthly reports that I found tedious and too time consuming to wade through. And we can request reports as required if one is needed.
As for the 'scouting accuracy' ratings, I not only don't have a problem with them, I kind of like them and don't find them 'gamey' at all. In real life, each player is scouted more or less thoroughly and intensely and more or less often. It usually depends on things like their pedigree, location and status on the food chain. I just convinced myself early on that the scout was telling me the amount and level of recent 'looks' his scouting staff have had, and the degree to which they feel comfortable in their collective assessment.
See, I've created an entire scouting staff for the director in my own mind as well. LOL. It definitely would be nice to have scouts for each area, as suggested, and would add another layer to the game but when it comes to 'gamey' I don't include the refreshed scouting in OOTP21 with morale (a non-starter for me but I do use personalities) and the whole personnel fiasco which, unfortunately, I feel compelled to use despite it's grade three level depth.
I agree with a couple previously suggested enhancements. It should be easier to move players up and down the requested scouting reports list (drag and drop) and, more importantly, there NEEDS to be more of a sense of urgency when a particular scouting report is requested PRONTO.
I just can't seen a real life scouting director telling a GM who has requested an urgent report(s) "yah, I should be able to get around to that in, oh, 16 days." The GM is likely to respond, "don't bother, because I'm giving you 14 days notice effective immediately. Bah bye."
As for 'low' scouting accuracy ratings for players in my own system, I haven't encountered that. I just checked and the only players in my system with low accuracy are the guys in my international complex and that is fine by me for the time being. Perhaps this is something that occurs further into future seasons but at this point any active players in my organization have an average scouting rating at the least.
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