Problem with ratings

[bradleym1978]

Just wondering why ratings change so much and always seam to decrease after one year. I think I finally have a prospect in waiting and ready to trade away my started to start him full time and the next season starts and his ratings have changed and he now only has a 1* instead of a 4* he was supposed to be.

Is there a way to change this from happening.

Also why do prospects never turn into the ratings we drafted them at. Why even put a potential rating if they never become what they are rated at. Makes drafting very difficult.

[SandMan]

There is not problem with the ratings - some players will develop to their potential and some won't. I don't think the game would be a challenge if every prospect reached his potential. This part of the game mirrors real life major leagues very well IMHO.

[SandMan]

Originally Posted by bradleym1978

Is there a way to change this from happening.

There is a setting in the game setup that changes the randomness of development. I never use it so I don't recall exactly where it is but it is in the game setup. I don't know if this will help you or not. Hopefully someone will reply to this if I am mistaken.

[bradleym1978]

I can understand equaling real life. But by the time I start the off season sign my players and think I'm ready to start the season ie. with a player with say a 13 contact 13 power the player then goes to an 10 contact and 11 power which is really frustrating.

[SandMan]

Originally Posted by bradleym1978

I can understand equaling real life. But by the time I start the off season sign my players and think I'm ready to start the season ie. with a player with say a 13 contact 13 power the player then goes to an 10 contact and 11 power which is really frustrating.

Yeah, that can be frustrating but it happens. I really hate it when I sign a free agent in November/December and his ratings change in the annual OSA ratings. This makes the game a little more challenging.

[mouse001]

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[SandMan]

Originally Posted by mouse001

Terence Moore: The strange case of Andruw Jones | MLB.com: News

I have had a few of these players in OOTP12 that hit 30 and fell off and I always thought it was not realistic. You should not go from 50 homers to being a backup in two seasons. Now after reading the Andruw Jones article I realize that things like this happen in the ML at times. Jeez I love this game.

[EvilGenius]

Originally Posted by bradleym1978

Just wondering why ratings change so much and always seam to decrease after one year. I think I finally have a prospect in waiting and ready to trade away my started to start him full time and the next season starts and his ratings have changed and he now only has a 1* instead of a 4* he was supposed to be.

Is there a way to change this from happening.

Also why do prospects never turn into the ratings we drafted them at. Why even put a potential rating if they never become what they are rated at. Makes drafting very difficult.

When you say his "ratings", it sounds like you are referring to his Potential.

This is dead on accurate in replicating the real world. The reason top prospects are picked early is precisely because the drafting team thought their Potential was off the charts. They wouldn't have been drafted otherwise.

However, lets assume the top 10 picks panned out exactly as planned. That means this year's draft will produce 10 All-Star caliber players. Next year, another 10. And by the third year, another 10. Before you know it, the league is overrun with a mass influx of talent. Who makes your All-Star Team? They can't all be All-Stars.

This is true for any given sport. Take the 1984 NBA draft, which is considered a very good class (considered by many to be the best ever):

1. Hakeem Olajuwan
2. Sam Bowie
3. Michael Jordon
4. Sam Perkins
5. Charles Barkley
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16. John Stockton

The reason I picked this year as an example is that it was known that Jordon was going to be a star even when he was in college. Yet scouts thought Sam Bowie was going to be an even bigger star. You think the Trailblazers weren't frustrated watching his potential go from off the charts to merely average? This is one of the best drafts ever, and there were only 4 standout players.

Now look at the 1986 NBA draft. There are NO standout players in that year's draft -- none! Good luck trying to make a case for Brad Daugherty, the #1 pick overall, and the only player in the first round to make an all-star team. In the second round of that year, Mark Price, Dennis Rodman, and Jeff Hornecek all made All-Star teams (great players, but none of these guys by themselves are bringing championships). That means the scouts had to watch as every first round pick's Potential not just dropped, but dropped below the collective level of guys picked in the second round.


So really, in any given year, the draft is going to produce only a handful good players. And I feel your frustration, but that's how the draft goes.

[Rizon]

I've had guys have decrease in ratings, but I've also had ho-hum draft picks turn into all-stars.

[bradleym1978]

I understand that they can't all be stars and that the fallout of players drafted is very high. Just with the players ya sign to 17,000,000 deals don't go from 15- contact 14 power to a 14 - 12 respectably. thats all Even know they had a good season they drop in rating really fast. Also I had adam lind hit 44 hr and his power went down the following year too.. Its just frustrating.. he should have gone from a 14 to a 16 you would think instead of going down 1 more notch to 13.

Especially when you manage every game. When you invest lots of time into the game.