Scouting question

tigey75 · 03-03-2010, 08:57 PM

I have always played w/ scouting on and I'm wondering how it is to turn it off. I understand you will see the "actual" ratings with scouting off, but what about potential ratings?

With scouting turned off, do you see the actual potential of each player as well, or is that still subject to how well the player performs on the field?

Thanks for any help

Qwerty75 · 03-03-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tigey75

I have always played w/ scouting on and I'm wondering how it is to turn it off. I understand you will see the "actual" ratings with scouting off, but what about potential ratings?

With scouting turned off, do you see the actual potential of each player as well, or is that still subject to how well the player performs on the field?

Thanks for any help

With scouting off, you see both the true current ratings and the true potential ratings of the players.

tigey75 · 03-04-2010, 06:49 AM

Can the ratings ever change based on performance?

robc · 03-04-2010, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tigey75

Can the ratings ever change based on performance?

I believe in older versions there was code to adjust the ratings based on how they performed in the game. I think this was taken out in OOTP 9 or 10. Markus made a post about it somewhere a while ago. The ratings change based on the development engine (if it is turned on).

Link to post where Markus mentions it: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post2672121. See bullet point 6.

tigey75 · 03-04-2010, 09:39 AM

Ok so you really see how a player will develop with scouting off, thanks for the info.

robc · 03-04-2010, 12:33 PM

Well, you see the current and potential ratings, but I don't think that always means a player will reach their potential. Maybe someone else can clarify this.

Curtis · 03-04-2010, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by robc

Well, you see the current and potential ratings, but I don't think that always means a player will reach their potential. Maybe someone else can clarify this.

More a confirmation than a clarification. You're right.

My favorite league is played with scouting off, and I do see the 'actual' potentials AS THEY ARE THAT DAY. Literally from day to day some of them will change… usually right after I acquire someone. Okay, that's skewed perception speaking, but with the player rate of change set to 0.25, a couple of potentials will change every day in a system with 91 players.

03-03-2010, 08:57 PM	#1
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	Scouting question I have always played w/ scouting on and I'm wondering how it is to turn it off. I understand you will see the "actual" ratings with scouting off, but what about potential ratings? With scouting turned off, do you see the actual potential of each player as well, or is that still subject to how well the player performs on the field? Thanks for any help

03-04-2010, 06:49 AM	#3
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	Can the ratings ever change based on performance?

03-04-2010, 09:39 AM	#5
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	Ok so you really see how a player will develop with scouting off, thanks for the info.

03-04-2010, 12:33 PM	#6
robc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,095	Well, you see the current and potential ratings, but I don't think that always means a player will reach their potential. Maybe someone else can clarify this.