Scouting seems way off

JeffWard · 07-02-2011, 07:49 PM

Dear All,

I'm managing a current Cub team in the updated version of OOTP 12. My main scout - Tim Wilkens - is rated "good" for both minor and major league scouting.

But when it comes to rating Andrew Cashner, Mr. Wilkens gives him a half start for both rating and potential. Even I knew that's not right. He's currently listed as the 4th best prospect in the Cubs' system.

So I temporarily turned off scouting and voila! Cashner is suddenly rated at 3.5 stars with a 4 star potential. I turn scouting back on and he's back to a throwaway player.

That's probably the worst example, but it's certainly not the only one. In the general settings, I set scouting accuracy up a notch and that seems to have helped, but something seems to be really off here.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Jeff

GMLoophole · 07-03-2011, 09:49 AM

That's exactly how it works, your scout underrates some and overrates others.

There's a global option for "scouting accuracy", the default is normal but I usually turn it to "high" to reduce the effects you're describing, but not elminate them. I usually end up laughing when Rocky Cherry or Valentino Pascucci turn out to be less than hall of famers

07-02-2011, 07:49 PM	#1
JeffWard Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 107	Scouting seems way off Dear All, I'm managing a current Cub team in the updated version of OOTP 12. My main scout - Tim Wilkens - is rated "good" for both minor and major league scouting. But when it comes to rating Andrew Cashner, Mr. Wilkens gives him a half start for both rating and potential. Even I knew that's not right. He's currently listed as the 4th best prospect in the Cubs' system. So I temporarily turned off scouting and voila! Cashner is suddenly rated at 3.5 stars with a 4 star potential. I turn scouting back on and he's back to a throwaway player. That's probably the worst example, but it's certainly not the only one. In the general settings, I set scouting accuracy up a notch and that seems to have helped, but something seems to be really off here. Any thoughts? Thanks! Jeff

07-03-2011, 09:49 AM	#2
GMLoophole All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 863	That's exactly how it works, your scout underrates some and overrates others. There's a global option for "scouting accuracy", the default is normal but I usually turn it to "high" to reduce the effects you're describing, but not elminate them. I usually end up laughing when Rocky Cherry or Valentino Pascucci turn out to be less than hall of famers