I've never noticed this before because I've never looked. But I just noticed now.

If I go to the "Recruit Pool" page and set my filter to just "Decision Status - Signed", I can see everybody who signed AND their color potentials. They all show up as scouted to level 4. Even the ones I never scouted that high.

Not sure if that really gives anybody an advantage, but it just seems odd that it works that way.
3/22/2021 7:05 AM
Hmm, never tried this before. Does seem like a bug if it's showing potentials for players you've only scouted to 1-3. I can't tell but it even seems like it shows you players you haven't scouted at all (at least at D1). I have 166 show up if I look at players I scouted 1-4 but 186 show up (in Phelan) if I filter scouting level by "Any". It's also possible by my kindergarten math skills are failing me.

Related though - I've never understood why players you scout fully to level 4 have their potentials vanish when another team signs them. I feel like you should still be able to see them during the recruiting period. Honestly sometimes being able to look back at the potentials of players I missed on helps me gauge the remaining talent pool when I need to fill a spot late. I've gotten in the habit of just taking screenshots and saving them to a word doc...but what's the harm in showing us the players we already got to level 4's full potential until recruiting closes?
3/22/2021 9:18 AM
agree sol_phenom... the only thing i'll add is the ratings 'tab' from recruiting home works the same way as the recruit search results page - the potentials are fully colored. well, you have to have scouted the guys on the ratings page. it is still annoying as many folks would never go to that ratings tab otherwise, but its definitely less annoying than not being able to see it at all (or going through the recruit search to find it or taking a screen shot).
3/22/2021 10:59 AM
Posted by tecwrg on 3/22/2021 7:05:00 AM (view original):
I've never noticed this before because I've never looked. But I just noticed now.

If I go to the "Recruit Pool" page and set my filter to just "Decision Status - Signed", I can see everybody who signed AND their color potentials. They all show up as scouted to level 4. Even the ones I never scouted that high.

Not sure if that really gives anybody an advantage, but it just seems odd that it works that way.
This is intended. If you get someone to level1 you can see their full potentials after they sign.
3/22/2021 11:29 AM
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Posted by cubcub113 on 3/22/2021 11:29:00 AM (view original):
Posted by tecwrg on 3/22/2021 7:05:00 AM (view original):
I've never noticed this before because I've never looked. But I just noticed now.

If I go to the "Recruit Pool" page and set my filter to just "Decision Status - Signed", I can see everybody who signed AND their color potentials. They all show up as scouted to level 4. Even the ones I never scouted that high.

Not sure if that really gives anybody an advantage, but it just seems odd that it works that way.
This is intended. If you get someone to level1 you can see their full potentials after they sign.
Yeah, that seems to be it. As of right now (last cycle of RS1), 453 recruits have been signed in D1, and I can see 152 of them.
3/22/2021 7:34 PM

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