Draft Talent Seems Really Low

hank9481 · 02-08-2008, 03:59 AM

OOTP Guru Community,

I have a specific inquiry that I'm hoping someone can simply answer for me. We've just converted our 6.5 league to OOTP 2007/8, and I have a feeling our talent pool is inflated.

We've now gotten to the draft, and with all creation modifiers set simply to 1.000, our draft pool is full of what seems to be extremely below-average talent. We use a 2 to 8 talent scale, and there are maybe 3 to 5 players in a pool of 1000 who have more than a 6 in talent in any area. The rest are 2 through 5's with 4's seeming to be the greatest concentration.

We don't have scouts on; however, I've attempted to create some draft pools in side files to see what might be the problem and then copy these over to our file. Each time, the ratings seem to change leading me to believe our league's talent pool is so significantly inflated that it's causing the draft pool to appear to be below average.

My question is is this possible or does the 2 to 8 talent scale pull strictly from the player's actual ratings? For example, under the editor, if a player is a 175 in stuff, does that always correlate to a certain number on the 2 to 8 scale, or can it change based on the overall talent level in the league?

Otherwise, it seems my league has a problem with the draft that I cannot explain or fix. I'm hoping someone can provide me some help or point me in the right direction.

It just stands to reason that in a pool of 1000 players, there would be a couple 7 and 8's out there in terms of potential. Right now, there are none. I'm trying to find an explanation as to why.

hank9481 · 02-08-2008, 01:26 PM

Anybody got any thoughts?

Nutlaw · 02-08-2008, 06:00 PM

Overall ratings (OVR or star values) rescale from league to league. I don't know about the 2-8 scale. I know that the 1-10 scale has a direct correlation to the ratings shown in the editor (/20), as does the 1-100 (/2). Seeing as how 2-8 is meant to mirror real life scouting values ... it may rescale. I've never used it and thus never tested it.

Nutlaw · 02-19-2008, 06:16 PM

As this thread has gone more than a week without a reply, it will be closed for housekeeping reasons. If you have any more information to add here, please post a link to this thread in Tech Support and we will continue to troubleshoot the issue. Thanks.

02-08-2008, 03:59 AM	#1
hank9481 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 451	Draft Talent Seems Really Low OOTP Guru Community, I have a specific inquiry that I'm hoping someone can simply answer for me. We've just converted our 6.5 league to OOTP 2007/8, and I have a feeling our talent pool is inflated. We've now gotten to the draft, and with all creation modifiers set simply to 1.000, our draft pool is full of what seems to be extremely below-average talent. We use a 2 to 8 talent scale, and there are maybe 3 to 5 players in a pool of 1000 who have more than a 6 in talent in any area. The rest are 2 through 5's with 4's seeming to be the greatest concentration. We don't have scouts on; however, I've attempted to create some draft pools in side files to see what might be the problem and then copy these over to our file. Each time, the ratings seem to change leading me to believe our league's talent pool is so significantly inflated that it's causing the draft pool to appear to be below average. My question is is this possible or does the 2 to 8 talent scale pull strictly from the player's actual ratings? For example, under the editor, if a player is a 175 in stuff, does that always correlate to a certain number on the 2 to 8 scale, or can it change based on the overall talent level in the league? Otherwise, it seems my league has a problem with the draft that I cannot explain or fix. I'm hoping someone can provide me some help or point me in the right direction. It just stands to reason that in a pool of 1000 players, there would be a couple 7 and 8's out there in terms of potential. Right now, there are none. I'm trying to find an explanation as to why. __________________ HH www.mblsim.com

02-08-2008, 01:26 PM	#2
hank9481 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 451	Anybody got any thoughts? __________________ HH www.mblsim.com

02-08-2008, 06:00 PM	#3
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Overall ratings (OVR or star values) rescale from league to league. I don't know about the 2-8 scale. I know that the 1-10 scale has a direct correlation to the ratings shown in the editor (/20), as does the 1-100 (/2). Seeing as how 2-8 is meant to mirror real life scouting values ... it may rescale. I've never used it and thus never tested it.

02-19-2008, 06:16 PM	#4
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	As this thread has gone more than a week without a reply, it will be closed for housekeeping reasons. If you have any more information to add here, please post a link to this thread in Tech Support and we will continue to troubleshoot the issue. Thanks.