Is scouting actually going to be useful?

DannyBoy17 · 03-25-2012, 09:58 PM

In OOTP 12, scouting is a mess. Increasing the budget doesnt increase results, and player rating swing wildly for no real reason. Just wondering if scouting will be fixed in this new game.

olivertheorem · 03-25-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DannyBoy17

player rating swing wildly for no real reason

That part is called talent change randomness, and you can change it on the Game Setup > Player/Picture Options to your taste.

oman19 · 03-26-2012, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by olivertheorem

That part is called talent change randomness, and you can change it on the Game Setup > Player/Picture Options to your taste.

Hit it right on the head. I personally set mine to 50. I know some who like it at 25 and some who like it at default.

50 just "feels" right to me. Experiment and see what feels right to you.

Biggio509 · 03-26-2012, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by olivertheorem

That part is called talent change randomness, and you can change it on the Game Setup > Player/Picture Options to your taste.

Sometimes it is somethings it isn't. If it is AA or AAA guys who have been in your org for a while it is talent change. When a 5 star draftee becomes a 1 star it is more likely scouting just updated their view to something more correct. Sometimes ratings change drastically for no apparent reason but the real reason is they are now in your org and as time goes by these guys will get scouted more accurately.

Matt Arnold · 03-27-2012, 11:20 PM

At least it would be nice to get updates on players. On each scouting report, it should basically link to the previous report and say why it's different. Maybe he dropped because of an injury, or it's a different scout, or just the scout doesn't like him as much anymore, but it would be good to give us something.

olivertheorem · 03-28-2012, 01:16 AM

I mainly use the ratings (on 20-80 for me) as a starting point and then decide off stats anyway, so it's not the biggest deal for me. A better notification of changes would be nice though.

03-25-2012, 09:58 PM	#1
DannyBoy17 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14	Is scouting actually going to be useful? In OOTP 12, scouting is a mess. Increasing the budget doesnt increase results, and player rating swing wildly for no real reason. Just wondering if scouting will be fixed in this new game.

03-27-2012, 11:20 PM	#5
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,997	At least it would be nice to get updates on players. On each scouting report, it should basically link to the previous report and say why it's different. Maybe he dropped because of an injury, or it's a different scout, or just the scout doesn't like him as much anymore, but it would be good to give us something.

03-28-2012, 01:16 AM	#6
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	I mainly use the ratings (on 20-80 for me) as a starting point and then decide off stats anyway, so it's not the biggest deal for me. A better notification of changes would be nice though.