Probably a dumb question but...

Demonolith · 06-06-2009, 08:03 PM

I just started and I'm playing as the Phillies. My personnel is pretty good with the exception of my mediocre scouting director. Now I fired him and I hired this other guy who had really good ratings. Now a couple of questions:

1. The ratings for the available personnel to hire, are they accurate?

2. Are there any penalties against me since I fired my scouting director in the very beginning?

3. Now I offered the guy a contract, yet he isn't showing up as my scouting director. How do I get him to show up? I'm pretty sure he accepted

Marcus4Prez · 06-07-2009, 11:06 AM

Ok, First let me say I am new to this as well so please take what I say with a "grain of salt". With that said here is my stab at the answers to your questions:

1. I believe them to be accurate but remember each scouts various areas of expertise and as such ratings they give may be favored in those areas.

2. The only penalty I know of is that the original scout was under contract and that contract must still be honored so you will be paying for someone you will not be receiving benefit from.

3. I believe you should receive a message in your mailbox from him much like you do with free agents but I am not sure on this. The other thing you should check out is if you indeed want him to be the director of scouting I think you are going to have to manually assign him because I think the AI typically promotes the next highest level scout to be your new director of scouting.

Once again I am not sure of the accuracy of my answers, maybe one of the HOFs can comment or verify

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The only thing I am pretty sure of is there is no such thing as a dumb question

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P.S. If you put the topic of the question in the title it helps others who may be having the same problem.

Déjà Bru · 06-07-2009, 05:40 PM

Pretty good "stabs," M4P.

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Originally Posted by Marcus4Prez

Ok, First let me say I am new to this as well so please take what I say with a "grain of salt". With that said here is my stab at the answers to your questions:

1. I believe them to be accurate but remember each scouts various areas of expertise and as such ratings they give may be favored in those areas.
Yes. Also factor in the overall level of scouting accuracy (in Global Setup) and the amount of budget money being spent on scouting. So you may get a scout with blue numbers for ratings and he may still be inaccurate in some areas, or overall.

2. The only penalty I know of is that the original scout was under contract and that contract must still be honored so you will be paying for someone you will not be receiving benefit from.
True. However, the manual also says these two things:

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The job being offered, the contract terms, your team's performance and track record, along with your own personal reputation are all factors in whether or not the person will accept your offer . . . Firing a coach also has a very strong impact on how that person and other potential candidates perceive you.

3. I believe you should receive a message in your mailbox from him much like you do with free agents but I am not sure on this. The other thing you should check out is if you indeed want him to be the director of scouting I think you are going to have to manually assign him because I think the AI typically promotes the next highest level scout to be your new director of scouting.
I don't think that last sentence is accurate (unless they changed it in OOTP X); I think the situation might be that the guy is holding out for a while like a free agent would. Once he accepts, if he accepts, the job that he was offered, he is automatically assigned to it by the game.

Once again I am not sure of the accuracy of my answers, maybe one of the HOFs can comment or verify

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Not bad, overall.

The only thing I am pretty sure of is there is no such thing as a dumb question

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And you hit a home run with that one, M4P!

P.S. If you put the topic of the question in the title it helps others who may be having the same problem.

Marcus4Prez · 06-07-2009, 10:45 PM

Thanks for the clarifications (and corrections) Deja Bru. One thing I am learning is that this game is so deep that the more I learn the more I realize how little I know

. The point you added to number two was very insightful. I rely heavily on the manual and should have checked it before posting here.

06-06-2009, 08:03 PM	#1
Demonolith Bat Boy Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9	Probably a dumb question but... I just started and I'm playing as the Phillies. My personnel is pretty good with the exception of my mediocre scouting director. Now I fired him and I hired this other guy who had really good ratings. Now a couple of questions: 1. The ratings for the available personnel to hire, are they accurate? 2. Are there any penalties against me since I fired my scouting director in the very beginning? 3. Now I offered the guy a contract, yet he isn't showing up as my scouting director. How do I get him to show up? I'm pretty sure he accepted

06-07-2009, 11:06 AM	#2
Marcus4Prez Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 22	Ok, First let me say I am new to this as well so please take what I say with a "grain of salt". With that said here is my stab at the answers to your questions: 1. I believe them to be accurate but remember each scouts various areas of expertise and as such ratings they give may be favored in those areas. 2. The only penalty I know of is that the original scout was under contract and that contract must still be honored so you will be paying for someone you will not be receiving benefit from. 3. I believe you should receive a message in your mailbox from him much like you do with free agents but I am not sure on this. The other thing you should check out is if you indeed want him to be the director of scouting I think you are going to have to manually assign him because I think the AI typically promotes the next highest level scout to be your new director of scouting. Once again I am not sure of the accuracy of my answers, maybe one of the HOFs can comment or verify . The only thing I am pretty sure of is there is no such thing as a dumb question . P.S. If you put the topic of the question in the title it helps others who may be having the same problem.

06-07-2009, 10:45 PM	#4
Marcus4Prez Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 22	Thanks for the clarifications (and corrections) Deja Bru. One thing I am learning is that this game is so deep that the more I learn the more I realize how little I know . The point you added to number two was very insightful. I rely heavily on the manual and should have checked it before posting here.