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#65091	04/29/2019 2:05:09 pm	Aug 3rd, 2040
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5240 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I think part of my above post is in error, and that the waiver display is a thing. Waivers seems to be filtering by the player's original pot. Ie., a 12 now a 13 doesn't show on a search by 13 pot. I found a half dozen free agent 13 pot pitchers in a couple of minutes.

#65092	04/29/2019 2:21:34 pm	Aug 3rd, 2040
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 296 Hood River Hawks IV.4	This could be a big change. My initial reaction is that now POT doesn't mean much at all.

#65095	04/29/2019 2:59:06 pm	Aug 3rd, 2040
Longviewess Joined: 09/23/2018 Posts: 111 Inactive	So now not only can the skills you see for a player be +/-20% but so can the POT? I mean I understand that logic but it just seems like too many variables are not what they seem. In every other manager game like this that I play the players Talent/Potential level is fixed and does not change. I can see no good reason why it should be able to fluctuate like this. The random cap and +/-20% on skills makes sense. Real players fall short of their talent ceiling all the time but they still have a ceiling. That stays the same.

#65096	04/29/2019 4:16:28 pm	Aug 4th, 2040
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Change is always hard and meets resistance. I think this will be a good thing once we figure things out. My bet is that this is more about the upcoming draft changes. It looks like we're going to get more info about build, which means we can draft players for certain positions. We gain that info, but with it comes fuzzier potential. That seems fair. It also means better players will be drafted in later rounds because they won't look quite as good as they truly are. With that comes the reverse, which is great looking draftees may lose their luster after you've seen them for a while. I'm just hoping Steve gives us more info about what the changes mean for the players. It's confusing now because we don't know what we're seeing. Implementing a major change on the sly and without providing any info isn't especially cool in my book, but I think the change has potential. Updated Monday, April 29 2019 @ 4:27:38 pm PDT

#65098	04/29/2019 4:31:33 pm	Aug 4th, 2040
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens III.1	When I said "I'm not liking it much at all," it's definitely based on "because we don't know what we're seeing." We're all playing the game with a reasonable understanding of how it works, so when something doesn't work as expected, it can be a bit unsettling. I too think I would grow to like the idea of having more information in the draft but a few more unknowns in whether or not the player reaches their potential ceiling. But have to have at least a rudimentary understanding to be on-board.

#65104	04/29/2019 10:06:42 pm	Aug 4th, 2040
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5042 Administrator	Here what's going to happen...with the new draft process, you will be receiving more information on the prospects: statistics, whole player card info, skill index and potential. Skills already have some level of uncertainty. Now that will be true for potential on prospects -- and that value will gradually sharpen. Before you thinks that outrageous...consider that you're not getting any potential information before you draft today. Steve

#65106	04/29/2019 10:21:29 pm	Aug 4th, 2040
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Love it!

#65113	04/30/2019 5:39:25 am	Aug 4th, 2040
Bridger Joined: 08/04/2016 Posts: 266 Muncie Fruit Jars IV.7	Is this only true for players drafted this year and moving forward?

#65121	04/30/2019 12:49:07 pm	Aug 4th, 2040
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5042 Administrator	Yes...before, you couldn't even see potential before you drafted. Steve

#65123	04/30/2019 1:48:53 pm	Aug 4th, 2040
Bridger Joined: 08/04/2016 Posts: 266 Muncie Fruit Jars IV.7	I think it's great, Steve. Just clarifying