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Originally Posted by DrEntropy
I am coming new to OOTP from football manager (which i am not that great at either lol!) and am having trouble understanding how potential works in OOTP. In FM, if you have a player with 4 star potential, that is a pretty good estimate of his final maximum 'overall' rating. In OOTP, I am not sure what it means. I hope it is not maximum potential, since in that case all my players in rookie leagues are rubbish, as they have at most 2.5 star potential. I have heard it said that potential can increase over time?
TL;DR, how is potential defined in OOTP?
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A couple of things... a 2.5 star player can be a very good player. Second, star ratings aren't a very good way to judge players in OOTP IMHO. You're better off with the realistic scale of 20-80 increments of 5, IMHO.
Back to your 2.5 star potential player. If he stays on course and gets to that level he may have one or two decent to very good skills that will allow him to make it to The Show. He's just not going to be a 4 or 5 tool guy.
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Originally Posted by DrEntropy
Sure but i can go into commissioner mode and even the best rookies dont have that much potential it seems. Will some of them turn into superstars anyway? How can i determine this ? I suspect I am just looking at this wrong from my FM experience.
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Not being able to determine this is a strength of OOTP not a weakness. The game mimics real life nicely in this way and is working as intended.
I have a LF I drafted in the 12th round that was a 25 pot on the 20-80 scale three years ago. Currently has 65 pot, about to come up from AAA, and looks to be an all-star LF if he continues to grow. Avg contact and gap, ++ power, + avoid K, and ++ eye, with average defensive range and a + glove. Yes, he's coming along nicely
You're getting a ton of good advice in your thread. Watch a combination of stats and scout ratings and do your best. Oh yeah, don't forget about a player's personal makeup IE work ethic, intelligence, adaptability etc.
Some you are counting on will flame out while others, like my LF above, will come out of almost nowhere to amaze and surprise you.
Enjoy the ride.