"Stacking" Request Scouting Report

Giants44 · 02-03-2012, 12:29 PM

I frequently find myself wanting to scout several players, however whenever I add one request it simply seems to bump the previous request. I think it would be great if it stacked or scheduled these requests.

For example I request on player A and then request player B. currently I only get the report on B and my scout forgets all about A. I think it would be very helpful for the scout to complete his report on A and then move on to B. I nice adjustable list that allows me to add\remove and change priority would be excellent as well.

If anyone knows if there is a way to already do this that I have somehow missed and could direct me, that would be awesome.

If not, then I would like to officially request it be added to 13

Athletics17 · 02-03-2012, 12:32 PM

Great idea. I requested this a few version back, but I feel you articulated it better than I. It would utilize the scout much better.

BeancheBlanco · 02-04-2012, 10:18 AM

Great idea, I third this request.

slegrow · 02-04-2012, 05:20 PM

I agree. This would be a good feature to have.

Pacoheadley · 02-05-2012, 10:04 AM

This would be pretty helpful, I also agree.

Halara · 03-21-2012, 03:05 PM

Yes, me too! Please.

Cras · 03-21-2012, 03:11 PM

It is how it is in Football Manager. You can run a quick search, get a list of names, then click guys who interest you and have them scouted. But in OOTP, you can only scout one guy at a time. It would be nice to just click all the guys in a list and have them scouted, one at a time still, but have them queued up, so I dont have to go back to that list and start up a new scout trip.

dankrzyz · 05-08-2012, 06:27 PM

This is especially frustrating in an online leagues, which progresses 7 days in one sim. This leads to only one requested report per 7-day period. I would love to have the ability to set 7 scouting targets and allow my scout to look at one each day during a sim.

sfeldkamp · 05-23-2012, 01:10 PM

I'm pretty sure it used to do this. Or you could have three requests at once. Am I misremembering that?

Cras · 05-23-2012, 01:16 PM

well you used to have multiple scouts, and send them to do different jobs, much like FM.

But for the past few versions now, you can only scout one guy at a time. You click "request scouting report" on a bunch of guys, you will only get one report back.

BIG17EASY · 05-23-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sfeldkamp

I'm pretty sure it used to do this. Or you could have three requests at once. Am I misremembering that?

Yes, you're correct. I forget what version it was that I first played (approx. 6-7 years ago), but there were multiple scouts and you could give them different jobs (scouting upcoming opponents, certain regions, your own organization, etc.). Once you gave a scout a job, the game would tell you how long it would take them to complete that job. And while they were in the middle of a job, you could pull them away to get an individual scouting report on a player, if I remember correctly.

Walsh06 · 05-23-2012, 01:56 PM

That explains it. I was wondering why guys I requested a scout on werent getting any report. I thought I was doing it wrong or something. At least I know now.

And I would request this feature too. Saves time with going back into a list and finding the next guy.

madJ · 05-23-2012, 02:00 PM

I was also frustrated to not have a queue for the scout to work through. I will support this request too.

Bmorebirds_24 · 05-23-2012, 02:35 PM

Sorry for the ignorance here but how do you "scout a player"? I'm a year into my MLB quick start and about to start my 2013 season and I just go to scouting report.

Is there a way to have a player scouted?

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Walsh06 · 05-23-2012, 02:39 PM

If you go that player and then go to actions at the bottom. Click on it and one of the options given to you is "request scouting report". Hope that helps

Bmorebirds_24 · 05-23-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Walsh06

If you go that player and then go to actions at the bottom. Click on it and one of the options given to you is "request scouting report". Hope that helps

Thanks!! Will check when I get home. Should help me out a good bit. How long does it take to get a scouting report? A day or week?

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Tram2Whitaker · 05-23-2012, 03:09 PM

What I would like to know, is why does my scout have a budget, if his reports aren't any more accurate, or timely? The only thing I've found it does is increase the likelihood of randomly finding "talent" on international trips (most of the time, they're 1/2 star talents)

If I give my scouting director a $3 million budget, he should be able to hire some help or something. If I'm using a small market team, why would I spend any more on scouting than I absolutely have to, when I could use the money to re-sign my best players.

Cras · 05-23-2012, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tram2Whitaker

What I would like to know, is why does my scout have a budget, if his reports aren't any more accurate, or timely? The only thing I've found it does is increase the likelihood of randomly finding "talent" on international trips (most of the time, they're 1/2 star talents)

If I give my scouting director a $3 million budget, he should be able to hire some help or something. If I'm using a small market team, why would I spend any more on scouting than I absolutely have to, when I could use the money to re-sign my best players.

It seems to me that they become more accurate. It has been a while since I had a small scouting budget, because increase in funds for scouting does seem to make them more accurate and more timely, and it seems that the info before a scouting report is more likely to be a bit accurate, so you can concentrate on players better, rather than blindly requesting reports on guys.,

henry296 · 05-23-2012, 04:09 PM

Did I just learn that if you request a scouting report it will be more accurate than the general scouting reports you already have for each player?

cblacker · 05-23-2012, 09:59 PM

Disclaimer: I'm not sure if I read this somewhere like the manual or another post, but my assumption is that the more times a player is scouted, the more accurate the scouting report becomes. An increased scouting budget means that your scout can scout more often during the year leading to more accurate reports. Presumably, requesting your scout to scout a certain player would add some accuracy to that player's report. Personally, I can't say that the accuracy improves by an amount that I notice, but if 'Request Scouting Report' doesn't lead to a more accurate report, than what exactly is the purpose of this feature?

02-03-2012, 12:29 PM	#1
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	"Stacking" Request Scouting Report I frequently find myself wanting to scout several players, however whenever I add one request it simply seems to bump the previous request. I think it would be great if it stacked or scheduled these requests. For example I request on player A and then request player B. currently I only get the report on B and my scout forgets all about A. I think it would be very helpful for the scout to complete his report on A and then move on to B. I nice adjustable list that allows me to add\remove and change priority would be excellent as well. If anyone knows if there is a way to already do this that I have somehow missed and could direct me, that would be awesome. If not, then I would like to officially request it be added to 13 __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

02-03-2012, 12:32 PM	#2
Athletics17 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: jackson Hole, Wy Posts: 1,187	Great idea. I requested this a few version back, but I feel you articulated it better than I. It would utilize the scout much better. __________________ Compilation of Uniforms

03-21-2012, 03:11 PM	#7
Cras Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LEO Posts: 3,789	It is how it is in Football Manager. You can run a quick search, get a list of names, then click guys who interest you and have them scouted. But in OOTP, you can only scout one guy at a time. It would be nice to just click all the guys in a list and have them scouted, one at a time still, but have them queued up, so I dont have to go back to that list and start up a new scout trip. __________________ The Chicago White Sox 1906, 1917, 2005 World Series Champions 1900, 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005 American League Champions 2000, 2005, 2008 American League Central Division Champions 1983, 1993 American League West Division Champions OOTP \| Orbiter \| SSMS \| FSX \| LoL \| MLP:FIM!

05-08-2012, 06:27 PM	#8
dankrzyz Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 305	This is especially frustrating in an online leagues, which progresses 7 days in one sim. This leads to only one requested report per 7-day period. I would love to have the ability to set 7 scouting targets and allow my scout to look at one each day during a sim. Last edited by dankrzyz; 05-08-2012 at 06:28 PM.

05-23-2012, 01:16 PM	#10
Cras Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LEO Posts: 3,789	well you used to have multiple scouts, and send them to do different jobs, much like FM. But for the past few versions now, you can only scout one guy at a time. You click "request scouting report" on a bunch of guys, you will only get one report back. __________________ The Chicago White Sox 1906, 1917, 2005 World Series Champions 1900, 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005 American League Champions 2000, 2005, 2008 American League Central Division Champions 1983, 1993 American League West Division Champions OOTP \| Orbiter \| SSMS \| FSX \| LoL \| MLP:FIM!

02-04-2012, 10:18 AM	#3
BeancheBlanco Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 146	Great idea, I third this request.

02-04-2012, 05:20 PM	#4
slegrow Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 71	I agree. This would be a good feature to have.

02-05-2012, 10:04 AM	#5
Pacoheadley All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kincheloe, MI Posts: 521	This would be pretty helpful, I also agree.

03-21-2012, 03:05 PM	#6
Halara Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 64	Yes, me too! Please.

05-23-2012, 01:10 PM	#9
sfeldkamp Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 184	I'm pretty sure it used to do this. Or you could have three requests at once. Am I misremembering that?

05-23-2012, 01:56 PM	#12
Walsh06 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 545	That explains it. I was wondering why guys I requested a scout on werent getting any report. I thought I was doing it wrong or something. At least I know now. And I would request this feature too. Saves time with going back into a list and finding the next guy. __________________ The Numbers Game, Sports Blog

05-23-2012, 02:00 PM	#13
madJ Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 361	I was also frustrated to not have a queue for the scout to work through. I will support this request too.

05-23-2012, 02:35 PM	#14
Bmorebirds_24 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 78	Sorry for the ignorance here but how do you "scout a player"? I'm a year into my MLB quick start and about to start my 2013 season and I just go to scouting report. Is there a way to have a player scouted? Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

05-23-2012, 02:39 PM	#15
Walsh06 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 545	If you go that player and then go to actions at the bottom. Click on it and one of the options given to you is "request scouting report". Hope that helps __________________ The Numbers Game, Sports Blog

05-23-2012, 03:09 PM	#17
Tram2Whitaker All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 619	What I would like to know, is why does my scout have a budget, if his reports aren't any more accurate, or timely? The only thing I've found it does is increase the likelihood of randomly finding "talent" on international trips (most of the time, they're 1/2 star talents) If I give my scouting director a $3 million budget, he should be able to hire some help or something. If I'm using a small market team, why would I spend any more on scouting than I absolutely have to, when I could use the money to re-sign my best players. __________________ 404'd!

05-23-2012, 04:09 PM	#19
henry296 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 514	Did I just learn that if you request a scouting report it will be more accurate than the general scouting reports you already have for each player?

05-23-2012, 09:59 PM	#20
cblacker Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 324	Disclaimer: I'm not sure if I read this somewhere like the manual or another post, but my assumption is that the more times a player is scouted, the more accurate the scouting report becomes. An increased scouting budget means that your scout can scout more often during the year leading to more accurate reports. Presumably, requesting your scout to scout a certain player would add some accuracy to that player's report. Personally, I can't say that the accuracy improves by an amount that I notice, but if 'Request Scouting Report' doesn't lead to a more accurate report, than what exactly is the purpose of this feature?