cthomer5000
05-18-2007, 10:47 PM
I knew FOF2004 inside out, but with 2k7, and especially with the new patch, im a little bit in the dark on what our new important dates are for seeing changes in player ratings. I'm hoping a little discussion here will help us nail down the dates to watch for in the FOF2007 season.
What I knew in 2k4
start of season: Would often see players "give back" all or some of the gains they'd made above their projected ratings from the prior year. For example, I had a DE who went from something like 50/50 to 56/56 during season 1. At the start of season 2, he was back to 50/50. This was a very routine occurence.
start of FA1: I believe you used to see "fluctuations" here, and a lot of people just often theorized it had to do with subtle changes in your scout's skills.
Start of FA2: This used to be a huge day in FOF2K4. You'd get immediate rookie boom/busts, as well as significant veteran booms. I believe this was also were almost all aging effects were shown, as my old-ass team would usually see a wave of hits here.
Post-Training Camp: I don't recall any major changes here in 2k4, but instead you'd see gains/losses of current/future potential, but nothing that would qualify as big boom/busts unless you were talking about the gradual variety.
What do we know about FOF2007?
Start of Season: Is anything happening here?
Start of FA1: Things are happening here, and I'm not sure precisely what. It could just be fluctuation of scout skills, or some changes in actual player ratings or a combination of both. In my most recent career I had a lot of very minor swings in player ratings, but a couple guys show significan shifts (one high volatility 5th year OT go -10/-10 for example).
Start of FA2: Is anything happening here any more? In my most recent career I saw 0 change to any players on my roster at this stage.
Post-Training Camp: Is this where we're now seeing boom/busts? Do the large "instant" boom or busts still exist as we knew them, or is everthing more gradual now? Do veteran booms still exist?
What I knew in 2k4
start of season: Would often see players "give back" all or some of the gains they'd made above their projected ratings from the prior year. For example, I had a DE who went from something like 50/50 to 56/56 during season 1. At the start of season 2, he was back to 50/50. This was a very routine occurence.
start of FA1: I believe you used to see "fluctuations" here, and a lot of people just often theorized it had to do with subtle changes in your scout's skills.
Start of FA2: This used to be a huge day in FOF2K4. You'd get immediate rookie boom/busts, as well as significant veteran booms. I believe this was also were almost all aging effects were shown, as my old-ass team would usually see a wave of hits here.
Post-Training Camp: I don't recall any major changes here in 2k4, but instead you'd see gains/losses of current/future potential, but nothing that would qualify as big boom/busts unless you were talking about the gradual variety.
What do we know about FOF2007?
Start of Season: Is anything happening here?
Start of FA1: Things are happening here, and I'm not sure precisely what. It could just be fluctuation of scout skills, or some changes in actual player ratings or a combination of both. In my most recent career I had a lot of very minor swings in player ratings, but a couple guys show significan shifts (one high volatility 5th year OT go -10/-10 for example).
Start of FA2: Is anything happening here any more? In my most recent career I saw 0 change to any players on my roster at this stage.
Post-Training Camp: Is this where we're now seeing boom/busts? Do the large "instant" boom or busts still exist as we knew them, or is everthing more gradual now? Do veteran booms still exist?