Drafts Degrading Fast

Baaaaaaaaaaaaah · 11-03-2024, 08:16 PM

In 2035 (11 years out) and the draft qualities are already down to mostly 3.5 star guys at the top of the draft and junk past about pick 15, I experienced this in FHM 9/10 but not until decades later.

JeffR · 11-04-2024, 03:08 AM

Haven't seen this at all in our testing; I'm looking at a 2050 game right now and there are still 5-star potential guys in the early picks, and I'm seeing 3-star guys go as late as the 7th round. Bear in mind that we did tone the player generation quality down from what it was in FHM11, because there was an excess of superstars being created, so you won't get the volume of 5-star guys that you used to see.

jldante56 · 11-04-2024, 10:59 AM

I'm seeing this as well - 5th season in and the draft classes went from first rounders mostly potential 5 star to mostly 3.5 or less.

Baaaaaaaaaaaaah · 11-04-2024, 11:30 PM

As I got to the 2037 draft things seem to have rebounded a bit at the top end, for at least this next draft.

Overall qualities are down for sure. Probably a good thing.

11-03-2024, 08:16 PM	#1
Baaaaaaaaaaaaah Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 25	Drafts Degrading Fast In 2035 (11 years out) and the draft qualities are already down to mostly 3.5 star guys at the top of the draft and junk past about pick 15, I experienced this in FHM 9/10 but not until decades later.

11-04-2024, 03:08 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,250	Haven't seen this at all in our testing; I'm looking at a 2050 game right now and there are still 5-star potential guys in the early picks, and I'm seeing 3-star guys go as late as the 7th round. Bear in mind that we did tone the player generation quality down from what it was in FHM11, because there was an excess of superstars being created, so you won't get the volume of 5-star guys that you used to see.

11-04-2024, 10:59 AM	#3
jldante56 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 367	I'm seeing this as well - 5th season in and the draft classes went from first rounders mostly potential 5 star to mostly 3.5 or less.

11-04-2024, 11:30 PM	#4
Baaaaaaaaaaaaah Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 25	As I got to the 2037 draft things seem to have rebounded a bit at the top end, for at least this next draft. Overall qualities are down for sure. Probably a good thing.