Possible bug with ratings

JAttractive · 07-09-2003, 08:07 PM

I never saw this in version 4 and perhaps it is just a new "feature" but it reeks of a bug to me. I have seen this multiple times now but I will give a quick example (note this is just one of many I have seen):

Bill Redmond is 37 and hit the aging curve:
Brilliant HR: 9 rating
April 7: HR Talent falls to Good
April 7: HR rating is now 6... falls 3 points in one day, no injury. This is the key.

I see this fairly commonly now in version 5 but never version 4, in fact I am not sure if it even happened in version 5 before the latest patch. Yes I know daily fluctuations happen, yes I know the talent will fall, yes I know we don't see the decimal places etc.

Where I think the bug is is this:

In version 4 he would have fallen to Good and then the 9 rating would have been pulled down to the Good rating range (6 to 8) gradually. Once he got within the Good range (in this case a fall to 8.?) he would have stopped there and not fallen further beyond fluctuations. This guy (as I said one of many examples) though *immediately* fell to the LOWEST point of the Good range (6). To me that seems like a bug since this never occured in my experiences with version 4. Now maybe it's a feature I am unaware of but it doesn't seem to make sense to me if it is one. I can't see why this would be coded for? The old system made so much more sense when there was no injury involved.

To fall to the lowest level of the new range I had never seen happen, plain and simple, but now it happens commonly.

sporr · 07-10-2003, 10:53 AM

Through my research so far, I can't find evidence to say that this happens commonly. I can give you numerous instances where ratings fall gradually as talents decrease, but very few where there are large sudden drops in ratings. I'll do some more checking though.

JAttractive · 07-10-2003, 11:55 PM

Sorry I shouldn't have used the word commonly. But it has happened a few times now since we started using v.5 in the LBA and a few times in my solo leagues on players I have been watching closely. To say it is "common" though is probably over-stating things it's just that I have seen it enough times to realize this is not an isolated incident or two.

07-09-2003, 08:07 PM	#1
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	Possible bug with ratings I never saw this in version 4 and perhaps it is just a new "feature" but it reeks of a bug to me. I have seen this multiple times now but I will give a quick example (note this is just one of many I have seen): Bill Redmond is 37 and hit the aging curve: Brilliant HR: 9 rating April 7: HR Talent falls to Good April 7: HR rating is now 6... falls 3 points in one day, no injury. This is the key. I see this fairly commonly now in version 5 but never version 4, in fact I am not sure if it even happened in version 5 before the latest patch. Yes I know daily fluctuations happen, yes I know the talent will fall, yes I know we don't see the decimal places etc. Where I think the bug is is this: In version 4 he would have fallen to Good and then the 9 rating would have been pulled down to the Good rating range (6 to 8) gradually. Once he got within the Good range (in this case a fall to 8.?) he would have stopped there and not fallen further beyond fluctuations. This guy (as I said one of many examples) though immediately fell to the LOWEST point of the Good range (6). To me that seems like a bug since this never occured in my experiences with version 4. Now maybe it's a feature I am unaware of but it doesn't seem to make sense to me if it is one. I can't see why this would be coded for? The old system made so much more sense when there was no injury involved. To fall to the lowest level of the new range I had never seen happen, plain and simple, but now it happens commonly.

07-10-2003, 10:53 AM	#2
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Through my research so far, I can't find evidence to say that this happens commonly. I can give you numerous instances where ratings fall gradually as talents decrease, but very few where there are large sudden drops in ratings. I'll do some more checking though.

07-10-2003, 11:55 PM	#3
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	Sorry I shouldn't have used the word commonly. But it has happened a few times now since we started using v.5 in the LBA and a few times in my solo leagues on players I have been watching closely. To say it is "common" though is probably over-stating things it's just that I have seen it enough times to realize this is not an isolated incident or two.