Home
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 11-14-2012, 10:26 AM   #1
Rookie
 
OVR: 6
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Jersey
Question about Potential

Im new to Fifa and was wondering where can i find a players potential? When im looking to buy a guy and cant find out what his potential is.
Hack22 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Advertisements - Register to remove
Old 11-14-2012, 01:10 PM   #2
Rookie
 
OVR: 1
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York
Re: Question about Potential

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack22
Im new to Fifa and was wondering where can i find a players potential? When im looking to buy a guy and cant find out what his potential is.
I don't know about everyone else, but I usually plug the player's name in here to find out (bottom).
bigh0rt is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2012, 04:10 PM   #3
Rookie
 
OVR: 6
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Jersey
Re: Question about Potential

nice. Thanks for this
Hack22 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 11-16-2012, 03:44 PM   #4
Rookie
 
OVR: 0
Join Date: Jul 2012
Re: Question about Potential

You can also get a clue to what a player's potential is by going to the squad report screen. I believe the following is correct (or very close).

If there status is "showing great potential" that means they have 81-85 potential. An "exciting prospect" means they have 86-90 potential. 91+ is "Potential to be special".

(FYI - "have that special something" is another status but that does not have anything to do with potential, it means they have the flair trait)

Also, I believe player's potential can change if you play them a ton and they do well, or if they get injured or something (although I've personally never seen it happen in my career).
burth179 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 11-17-2012, 10:10 PM   #5
Rookie
 
T.O.'s Arena
 
OVR: 5
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Re: Question about Potential

The potential you see on websites isn't always right. I bought Falcao and after only half a season he's already at level 91 instead of 90. And I once had an Eden Hazard who was at 92 already in the beginning of the second season. So it really depends on how you play them.
T.O. is offline  
Reply With Quote
Advertisements - Register to remove
Old 11-19-2012, 12:23 AM   #6
Rookie
 
OVR: 1
Join Date: Oct 2009
Re: Question about Potential

Yeah the potential values you find on online databases should only be used as a guideline. In general, the more you play someone, the higher chance their rating will exceed their "potential", I myself have encountered this numerous times. Even so, don't expect a player with 75 potential to reach 90. Someone may prove me wrong, but I'd estimate the very max you could reach with such a player is 85.
sanghai2 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 11-19-2012, 10:32 AM   #7
Rookie
 
OVR: 0
Join Date: Oct 2012
Re: Question about Potential

Why ruin the surprise? Dont people like to play the game for what it is and see what happens, finding a players potential seems like cheating to me.
farrociousuk is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2012, 10:10 AM   #8
Rookie
 
T.O.'s Arena
 
OVR: 5
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Re: Question about Potential

Quote:
Originally Posted by sanghai2
Yeah the potential values you find on online databases should only be used as a guideline. In general, the more you play someone, the higher chance their rating will exceed their "potential", I myself have encountered this numerous times. Even so, don't expect a player with 75 potential to reach 90. Someone may prove me wrong, but I'd estimate the very max you could reach with such a player is 85.
Yeah let's say the potential you see on those websites can have an error margin of about 5. I think some of those guys just did a sim of a couple of years and watched what happened. Vaclav Pilar is said to have 81 potential, but in my Hertha Berlin career he's stalling at 84 now at 25 years old.
T.O. is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

« Operation Sports Forums > Soccer > EA Sports FC and FIFA > EA Sports FIFA Last Gen »



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:34 AM.
Top -