Ratings Relative

PSUColonel · 05-31-2016, 02:12 PM

Do people use this feature a lot? Do you feel it's more realistic than the default? If so, why? If not, why?

BIG17EASY · 05-31-2016, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Do people use this feature a lot? Do you feel it's more realistic than the default? If so, why? If not, why?

Of course it's realistic. Each level of the minor leagues is a different level of baseball, and a player's skills will translate accordingly. While real life scouts may not file actual grades for players for every minor league level, they can certainly say things like, "He'd be great at Double-A" or "He'll begin to be overmatched when he reaches full-season A ball."

Also, your question is different in the poll than it is in your post. There's a difference between being "gamey" as you say in the poll and being more/less realistic than not using relative ratings.

PSUColonel · 05-31-2016, 02:41 PM

I just meant gamey in the sense that you always sort of know where a player stands in terms of what level he should be playing. Real GM's have to gauge to the best of their ability, and therefore are prone to making mistakes all the time.

Lockdog · 05-31-2016, 02:56 PM

The current ratings system, in general, is not a realistic scouting model.

BIG17EASY · 05-31-2016, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

I just meant gamey in the sense that you always sort of know where a player stands in terms of what level he should be playing. Real GM's have to gauge to the best of their ability, and therefore are prone to making mistakes all the time.

This is true only if you have ratings set to 100 percent accurate.

View Poll Results: What is your opinion of relative ratings?
Relative ratings make the scouting experience more realistic	6	60.00%
relative ratings are a bit gamey, and don't really reflect an accurate scouting model	4	40.00%
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

05-31-2016, 02:12 PM	#1
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,139	Ratings Relative Do people use this feature a lot? Do you feel it's more realistic than the default? If so, why? If not, why?

05-31-2016, 02:41 PM	#3
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,139	I just meant gamey in the sense that you always sort of know where a player stands in terms of what level he should be playing. Real GM's have to gauge to the best of their ability, and therefore are prone to making mistakes all the time.

05-31-2016, 02:56 PM	#4
Lockdog Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 263	The current ratings system, in general, is not a realistic scouting model.