Team Rating Issue after Trade

[JkA3]

This could have been posted in another thread already, but I couldn't find it.

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The Issue:

When you a trade a player, or pick up a free agent, there is serious disparity in how the overall team ratings jump. Example Below.

This particular example was done at the main screen level and in Franchise, same results.

I chose the Texans, who have a 75 overall rating. I traded RB Moats- 69 OVR ALL (2nd stringer) for Chargers rookie RB G. Johnson- 65 OVR ALL (3rd stringer) . After I excuted this trade, I went to the play now screen and noticed that the Texans went from 75 to a whopping 83. The only change that I made was this previous described trade. So, I reloaded the roster, and traded RB Slaton- 87 OVR ALL (Starter) for, again, G. Jonhson. The Texans overall rating still went up from 75 to 83.

I tried the same thing in Franchise and got the same results. I tried multiple trades, with multiple positions/players and the results were always WEIRD when it came to the overall team rating.

Using the Cowboys, I picked up the lowest rated FA (who was like 34 overall) and it bumped the overall team rating by 5 points.


This is a problem to be because it doesn't provide an accurate depiction of your team as a whole, or possible opponents in Franchise, if they pic up FAs or make any trades.


Now, am I missing something here - or is this in fact broken. It doesn't really take a way too much for me, and is certainly not a game killer - but it's something that I noticed.

[CM Hooe]

The default team ratings have always been made-up in Madden. The new ratings you are seeing are based on some automated overall assessment of all the starters on the team.

This has always been a very small yet nagging issue in Madden. Whatever formula they use to determine the new ratings should probably account for team depth more.

[JkA3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Krioniq

The default team ratings have always been made-up in Madden. The new ratings you are seeing are based on some automated overall assessment of all the starters on the team. This has always been a very small yet nagging issue in Madden. Whatever formula they use to determine the new ratings should probably account for team depth more.

Yea, not a game killer at all. Just a nagging issue as you described it. Also, I know that it's nothing new, same thing happend last year.

But to downgrade a RB by 22 points, and still the overall Team Rating jumps up 8 points...that's just wrong!

Regardless, this is small and doesn't take away from the experience. I just had to through it out there to see if I was overlooking something.

thanks.