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BB. Nice work you did with the draftlist. Looks great, i love all the extra info. BUT, theres always a but, and in this case a BIG one...

Choosing the best drafty should be easier now. But without knowing if the potential rating, that i can see now, also will be noticed by other managers when my player is on the transfermarket is kind of shitty..

I can draft (and sell immediatly)

*A+ player with 2 star potential or
*A player with potential 5.

Player 2 will be worth more if potential will be shown on the transfermarket....

So could you give us some info on this matter?

I am almost certain that the potential of a player will be shown when he is listed.

I am almost certain that the potential of a player will be shown when he is listed.

Any chance we can remove that almost? :)

Yeah..that kind of make a big difference. If you're planning on training a draft pick, then obviously you'd want the one with the best potential. If you're selling (and potential is not visible), then you might just want the picks with the best skills currently.

Steve
Bruins

I am almost certain that the potential of a player will be shown when he is listed.

Any chance we can remove that almost?

Yes - potential absolutely will be shown as a player attribute when they are listed.

IMHO it would be better if potential is not shown when a player is listed, sure if I'm a buyer it would be ideal to get as much info as possible, but think of it in real life, no way really for a GM drafting a kid out of college to know what his actual potential is until a few years down the road. the GM has to take that risk into consideration when picking a player. I'm just coming at this from a realism point of view, but as it were, it is only a game, if the BB's decide to show everything, then so be it :)

but as it were, it is only a game, if the BB's decide to show everything, then so be it

They have decided to show everything.

I'm probably getting ahead of myself...BUT....Let's say potentials were not shown (I know, they already have been but..) each team could have a head scout (in addition to the dr, trainer and pr guy) who at high levels could give very accurate information about a transferred player's potential.

This I'm sure would have its pitfalls as well.

I'm probably getting ahead of myself...BUT....Let's say potentials were not shown (I know, they already have been but..) each team could have a head scout (in addition to the dr, trainer and pr guy) who at high levels could give very accurate information about a transferred player's potential.

This I'm sure would have its pitfalls as well.

Love the idea.

As it stands though we seem set for some hyper inflation on current 18-20 yr olds with decent skill sets & the small % of draft picks that come out with amazing potential... I cant imagine the majority of draft picks selling for the money that this years did..... (at least I hope this is the result from adding the potential)

let's not exhagerate here.

First of all potential is NOT the speed a player trains with. It is a soft cap, so the trainingspeed will be the same for all, until the cap is reached.

if you want to train a player from average to proficient for example, why would you spend more money on him if he his potential woult take him 6 levels higher, while you can buy a player that you could train to say 2 levels above your goal, for less money...

Players with very high potentials might cost a lot more, but only because managers think they are worth more, however I'd prefer a decent player with lower potential to play with, rather than a bad one that has more potential, but takes 3 more seasons to get the skills needed...

Potential only is important if you want to train the guy. So players that are not in training positions, have no value from their potential.
Only if you plan on buying a trainee you want to train for a very long time, only then high potentials start to become important.

I'm sure however high potentialled players will cost a good deal more, but only because people make it so, not because their real value is that high...