Whats the use of current ratings?

[RonCo]

Originally Posted by HonusWagner

Good stuff. So perhaps as a beta alumni you might have clout and let Markus in on some important tips re improvements

Well...I do my best. But Markus has his own way about him.

[StyxNCa]

Originally Posted by HonusWagner

.... the suspension of disbelief.....

That is something I am seriously lacking in which explains my dislike of most Sci-fi.

[CecilCooper]

Originally Posted by HonusWagner

THeres no such thing as current statistics. All statistics are past statistics



One is free to imagine current ratings to represent whatever he likes. My issue is with how they are used by the game and, more important, that I do not have the option of removing them if I wish to have a more immersive sim experience. Because if I remove them then there are only potential ratings (which is what I want) for immediate pitching and batting (as I have mentioned in a previous post).



How do you know this? This is what Ive been trying to find out and demonstrate but have not been able to.

I believe you CAN remove current ratings... (edit: I have never tried it but below it states it can be done, so I am running with it)

from the online manual

OOTP Baseball Manual - Game Options Page


"OOTP supports any of the ratings scales listed below. In each numeric scale, the higher a player's rating, the better he is at that particular skill.

NONE displayed

1 to 5
2 to 8
1 to 10
1 to 20
20 to 80 (in increments of 5)
1 to 100

'NONE displayed' will prevent ratings from displaying. Even if ratings are not displayed, they still exist and are used by the computer in decision-making. They are simply not visible to the human player."


Turn player ratings off and turn player potentials on since you are wanting one and not the other and you have your game as you want it.

[HonusWagner]

Originally Posted by CecilCooper

I believe you CAN remove current ratings... (edit: I have never tried it but below it states it can be done, so I am running with it)

from the online manual

OOTP Baseball Manual - Game Options Page


"OOTP supports any of the ratings scales listed below. In each numeric scale, the higher a player's rating, the better he is at that particular skill.

NONE displayed

1 to 5
2 to 8
1 to 10
1 to 20
20 to 80 (in increments of 5)
1 to 100

'NONE displayed' will prevent ratings from displaying. Even if ratings are not displayed, they still exist and are used by the computer in decision-making. They are simply not visible to the human player."


Turn player ratings off and turn player potentials on since you are wanting one and not the other and you have your game as you want it.

Thanks, Cecil. How do you turn potential ratings on so that there are potential ratings in place of current ratings? Check out the discussion with ROnCo. Pretty interesting.

[HonusWagner]

*sigh* everywhere you turn in this game all you get are ratings, no stats. try looking at your prospects page - all ratings, no stats. you really have to engage in workarounds to make this more of a realistic sim as it definitetly is not set up for it.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by HonusWagner

*sigh* everywhere you turn in this game all you get are ratings, no stats. try looking at your prospects page - all ratings, no stats. you really have to engage in workarounds to make this more of a realistic sim as it definitetly is not set up for it.

I see stats. Maybe not enough stats but stats.

Running default settings.

[CecilCooper]

Originally Posted by HonusWagner

Thanks, Cecil. How do you turn potential ratings on so that there are potential ratings in place of current ratings? Check out the discussion with ROnCo. Pretty interesting.

If you are asking how do you turn off current ratings while keeping potentials available, click the link I gave you to see how to do it on the Game Options page.

[griffeyin98]

if we had the ability to physically watch the player perform day in and day out, hit in the cage, take infield etc..a manager can talk to scouts and get a real scouting report answering the questions they want answered. We wouldn't need current ratings, but without those factors, we need something to count on. The leagues I've been a part of always use a 1-10 scale for ratings, which just as in real life gives you a 10 point cushion 1 way or the other. If a player is a 7 contact, he could be anywhere from 65-74 on a 100 point scale. And you then have to use stats to determine if he's closer to 74 or 65, which makes a huge difference over the course of a season

[RevilYoyo]

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