Potential Ratings -- Why different?

NakedReporta · 05-17-2016, 11:15 PM

Not quite understanding how the ratings work in regard to my scout. If I'm looking at a player's profile page, he might show 3 stars for potential, but then I go look at the full scouting report, and even though it was run the same day, it might say 5 stars. Or 2 stars. And no, I'm not confusing my scout with OSA. I'm saying the profile page and the team report gives a different potential rating than is shown in the scouting report for that player.

Why?

daveawrit · 05-17-2016, 11:17 PM

Maybe the game is trying to talk you into Stats Only?

(Sorry for the unhelpful answer, drinking BCBS tonight....)

fcabanski · 05-17-2016, 11:51 PM

I never noticed this in earlier versions of the game. But I noticed it last week.

MrBojangles · 05-18-2016, 12:12 AM

I've noticed this many times, in this and earlier versions of the game. I have various explanations of "dates of scouting reports" and so forth.
This does make things a bit frustrating but I suppose it's a step towards reality when you get conflicting/dated information and still have to make decisions.

james17 · 05-18-2016, 12:18 AM

Actually, I wish we had say 3 scouts instead of just one. I think somewhat different ratings would be more realistic. I'd like to see 3 opinions rather than just one.

NakedReporta · 05-18-2016, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBojangles

I've noticed this many times, in this and earlier versions of the game. I have various explanations of "dates of scouting reports" and so forth.
This does make things a bit frustrating but I suppose it's a step towards reality when you get conflicting/dated information and still have to make decisions.

Yeah, you can have a player who appears on the team report on May 31 as a 2-1/2 star guy and it says 2-1/2 from your scout on the profile page, but on the scouting report your scout gave him 4 stars on May 1. That I can understand. What I can't understand is the next day, June 1, when he's still a 2-1/2 on the team report, still 2-1/2 on the profile, and still 4 on the June 1 scouting report.

So why the discrepancy? Is one telling you his value in relation to all players and the other only to their listed position? Does one factor in elements the other doesn't? And when drafting players, do I trust the star count on the draft list, the one on the profile page, or the one on the scouting report?

The Wolf · 05-18-2016, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by daveawrit

Maybe the game is trying to talk you into Stats Only?

That is obviously exactly what it is doing. He should pay attention.

NakedReporta · 05-18-2016, 09:39 PM

Funny, guys. There has to be a simple, rational explanation for this.

Matt Arnold · 05-18-2016, 10:18 PM

When playing with relative ratings on, the way we calculate ratings changes, and it will often cause the scouting report to differ from the ratings on the main player page.

PSUColonel · 05-18-2016, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

When playing with relative ratings on, the way we calculate ratings changes, and it will often cause the scouting report to differ from the ratings on the main player page.

Only the overall ratings...which are and have been very oddly implemented for years. My suggestion is to turn off stars.

05-17-2016, 11:15 PM	#1
NakedReporta Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: South Carolina Posts: 68	Potential Ratings -- Why different? Not quite understanding how the ratings work in regard to my scout. If I'm looking at a player's profile page, he might show 3 stars for potential, but then I go look at the full scouting report, and even though it was run the same day, it might say 5 stars. Or 2 stars. And no, I'm not confusing my scout with OSA. I'm saying the profile page and the team report gives a different potential rating than is shown in the scouting report for that player. Why?

05-17-2016, 11:17 PM	#2
daveawrit Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 326	Maybe the game is trying to talk you into Stats Only? (Sorry for the unhelpful answer, drinking BCBS tonight....)

05-17-2016, 11:51 PM	#3
fcabanski Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 167	I never noticed this in earlier versions of the game. But I noticed it last week.

05-18-2016, 12:12 AM	#4
MrBojangles All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: low and inside Posts: 568	I've noticed this many times, in this and earlier versions of the game. I have various explanations of "dates of scouting reports" and so forth. This does make things a bit frustrating but I suppose it's a step towards reality when you get conflicting/dated information and still have to make decisions.

05-18-2016, 12:18 AM	#5
james17 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,306	Actually, I wish we had say 3 scouts instead of just one. I think somewhat different ratings would be more realistic. I'd like to see 3 opinions rather than just one.

05-18-2016, 09:39 PM	#8
NakedReporta Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: South Carolina Posts: 68	Funny, guys. There has to be a simple, rational explanation for this.

05-18-2016, 10:18 PM	#9
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,149	When playing with relative ratings on, the way we calculate ratings changes, and it will often cause the scouting report to differ from the ratings on the main player page.