Something's... off about the scouting report summaries

tejdog1 · 03-31-2016, 10:54 AM

I've noticed that this version the summary doesn't match the rest of the scouting report at all basically. Here's just one example:

GoBucsGo · 03-31-2016, 11:24 AM

"Right now" could mean for his age, or the level of players he currently plays against

Painmantle · 03-31-2016, 11:28 AM

that tells me that "right now' while he's in the minors, he's a solid offensive player. Which we all know that solid minor league play or even a scouts future projections of it, is no guarantee of ML success. I'm guessing, (since I don't actually know how it works) that scouting report text pulls from a random batch of possibilities based on different current and potential ratings and/or personality traits, which means to have varied possibilities some of them that appear on players reports may not actually seem appropriate to what you see in the ratings. And since scouting is a variable not a constant and is based on opinion with a certain margin of error. You see things that may make you go "That doesn't look right"

SirMichaelJordan · 03-31-2016, 11:41 AM

What is his ratings? Probably has good current ratings for his age but a very low ceiling

"Solid" offensively isn't nothing to write home about.

injury log · 03-31-2016, 12:00 PM

The report is wrong, no point in trying to justify it. That summary looks at the guy's star rating (potential). This guy is probably a 2.5 or 3 star player because of his defense. So the game pulls up 3-star text for the summary, and that "solid offensive player" is in that category. Usually it will be correct. But not here.

It's a really complicated thing to try to code better text scouting reports, and until we have a better underlying system, there will be a few things like this that don't look right.

03-31-2016, 10:54 AM	#1
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,654	Something's... off about the scouting report summaries I've noticed that this version the summary doesn't match the rest of the scouting report at all basically. Here's just one example: __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

03-31-2016, 11:28 AM	#3
Painmantle Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenfield ,IN Posts: 3,053	that tells me that "right now' while he's in the minors, he's a solid offensive player. Which we all know that solid minor league play or even a scouts future projections of it, is no guarantee of ML success. I'm guessing, (since I don't actually know how it works) that scouting report text pulls from a random batch of possibilities based on different current and potential ratings and/or personality traits, which means to have varied possibilities some of them that appear on players reports may not actually seem appropriate to what you see in the ratings. And since scouting is a variable not a constant and is based on opinion with a certain margin of error. You see things that may make you go "That doesn't look right" __________________ “As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.” -Babe Ruth “Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.”-Tris Speaker My Dynasties The Beantown Bambino Last edited by Painmantle; 03-31-2016 at 11:31 AM.

03-31-2016, 11:41 AM	#4
SirMichaelJordan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,716	Something's... off about the scouting report summaries What is his ratings? Probably has good current ratings for his age but a very low ceiling "Solid" offensively isn't nothing to write home about.

03-31-2016, 11:24 AM	#2
GoBucsGo Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 278 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	"Right now" could mean for his age, or the level of players he currently plays against

03-31-2016, 12:00 PM	#5
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,162	The report is wrong, no point in trying to justify it. That summary looks at the guy's star rating (potential). This guy is probably a 2.5 or 3 star player because of his defense. So the game pulls up 3-star text for the summary, and that "solid offensive player" is in that category. Usually it will be correct. But not here. It's a really complicated thing to try to code better text scouting reports, and until we have a better underlying system, there will be a few things like this that don't look right.