Scouting

[Red Sox Fan 734]

I was starting a game with the redsox. I was looking at scouting and i see its a +/-6. I was only spending 8 million on scouting so i bumped it up to 11 million. I simmed a week check souting and my scouting is a +/-7. Is this a bug?

[HoustonGM]

No. The amount of money you spend doesnt really mean anything. The PLACE you are compared to the rest of the league matters.

[ohms_law]

additionally, the scores that you get for Scouting, Farm, and Medical are averaged out over several seeasons (last three?). Your more reacent spending is weighted more hevily, but if you haven't spent much on your expenses reacently than it'll take longer to get them to come back.

[Red Sox Fan 734]

No. The amount of money you spend doesnt really mean anything. The PLACE you are compared to the rest of the league matters.

I thought of this but i was still first place in scouting.

[pacers7isback]

In my opinion, if 29 teams are spending $20m in scouting, and you're spending $19m, you shouldn't have a huge drop-off. It should be more dependant on money spent then ranking. If 30 GM's want to know exactly how good their players are, they should have every right to.

[HoustonGM]

In my opinion, if 29 teams are spending $20m in scouting, and you're spending $19m, you shouldn't have a huge drop-off. It should be more dependant on money spent then ranking. If 30 GM's want to know exactly how good their players are, they should have every right to.
Except for the fact that 30 teams can't all hire perfect scouts...

The point of the ranking is that your able to buy better scouts. if you're spending 30 million, and somebody esle spends 31 million, the better scouts will go to that team because they'll get more money.

That's how the system works.

[ohms_law]

mearly one of the many reasons that I think we need actual scouts (and managers, doctors, and minor and major league coaches) that give your team the ratings that you end up with now.
I mean, the reason that only so many teams ever actually have A+ in farm, scouting or medical is scarcity. In order to get the talent that gives your team that A+, you need to outspend everyone else for a period of time. It's a model that works and is true to life, but you need to know exactly what is going on in order to understand it. If we had some sort of personel to sign (even if they were simply a name and a rating that it gives your team), then this whole process would be much more understandable.

All that being said, be sure to read what I said above. you do not need to be #1 in spending constantly to maintain a A+ rating. however, simply setting your spending to #1 doesn't get you an A+ rating either. it's a high level of comparative spending over time that does the trick. just make sure that your team is top 5 for a period of time, ensuring that your #1 for some period of time, and you'll be able to get and keep the A+ rating.

edit: Houston beat me to posting, but yea. that's what I said here.