FBGRatings Seeks to Recalibrate Madden Ratings, Change Game

[freddies33es22]

Hey how is everyone? Great work on all of this, it's really well thought-out. I just got the game today and was starting to edit the ratings to equal the FBG site. I did Ochocinco and Tony Romo, and neither overall rating was equal to the site after I input all the new ratings. Do you know why this could be or am I doing something wrong? Thanks.

[Jack477]

Sorry guys im confused what does this website do?

[freddies33es22]

I have now done Larry Fitzgerald, Mackenzy Bernadeau, Derrick Dockery and DeMarcus Ware on Madden 13 with updated ratings from the site.

Fitz is 94 as opposed to 98.
Bernadeau is 70 as opposed to 74.
Dockery is 84 as opposed to 77.
Ware is 94 as opposed to 97.

Why aren't they calibrating correctly? I use a 360. Will they be fixed on the next update? Maybe with the last update, they changed a calculation.

[DCEBB2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by freddies33es22

Hey how is everyone? Great work on all of this, it's really well thought-out. I just got the game today and was starting to edit the ratings to equal the FBG site. I did Ochocinco and Tony Romo, and neither overall rating was equal to the site after I input all the new ratings. Do you know why this could be or am I doing something wrong? Thanks.

The OVR rating is based on a calculation of the attributes. It is different for each position. In between Madden 12 and Madden 13, EA changed the formula for calculating the OVR rating. They seem to do this year in and year out without warning/explanation. Calculating the OVR is a long and drawn out process that takes some time to get right as you need to do it manually in-game to be accurate since we do not really know what changes EA has made.

Now, I would have typically done this already, but the lack of editing for CCM has made me decide not to dedicate the time to going through the calculations this year.

However, if editing is patched into the game, I will do the OVR calculations and update them on the site so the attributes correctly add up to the OVR ratings.

[DCEBB2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jack477

Sorry guys im confused what does this website do?

The site utilizes real NFL scouting data to create Madden ratings. Physical attributes like STR, AGI, SPD, ACC, and JMP are determined by measurable and verifiable data. Position-specific attributes are determined by a collection of real NFL scouting information provided to me by prominent sources. All data is only interpolated into Madden ratings if it is verifiable. Conjecture and speculation is kept to a minimum.

All ratings are also normalized for all players, regardless of position. That means that players do not receive attribute increases or decreases based on position. All players are rated on an equal scale. This combats EA's illogical approach to rating players based off of measurable data.

This thread contains a wealth of info so I suggest reading through for more details. I also encourage you to listen to the two following podcasts where I was interviewed on the ratings process:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/operati...-fbgratingscom

http://www.vgrevolution.com/2012/08/...-1-dan-berens/

[DCEBB2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by freddies33es22

I have now done Larry Fitzgerald, Mackenzy Bernadeau, Derrick Dockery and DeMarcus Ware on Madden 13 with updated ratings from the site. Fitz is 94 as opposed to 98. Bernadeau is 70 as opposed to 74. Dockery is 84 as opposed to 77. Ware is 94 as opposed to 97. Why aren't they calibrating correctly? I use a 360. Will they be fixed on the next update? Maybe with the last update, they changed a calculation.

Please see post #869.

[at23steelers]

What's your opinion of this DCEBB?

"MJD wants his catch rating increased and he needs your help!

LIKE if you think MJD's catch rating should go up from a 77 to an 80! If 10K or more of you agree, we'll make the change in the next roster update!"

[DCEBB2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by at23steelers

What's your opinion of this DCEBB? "MJD wants his catch rating increased and he needs your help! LIKE if you think MJD's catch rating should go up from a 77 to an 80! If 10K or more of you agree, we'll make the change in the next roster update!"

Wow. Just another excuse to get rid of those clowns doing the ratings at EA. They use fan polls and now PROTESTS to create ratings instead of empirical data? Unreal.