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FBGRatings Seeks to Recalibrate Madden Ratings, Change Game

02:46 PM - January 24, 2011 by RaychelSnr

I recentely sat down for a talk with FBGRatings.com's Dan Berens to discuss his site's vision and what's going on over there today. The site is currently working on getting accurate ratings for every player using real hard data converted into the Madden ratings universe. Dan claims that when these numbers are plugged into the game, it plays much better and much closer to real life. Check out the interview below and also check out Dan's website to see what he's got going on!

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# 521 garret2 @ 09/02/11 08:21 AM

i noticed that OAK CB chris johnson's coverage abilities have changed, does this mean you've already gotten your new data and have started the big update? that was fast!!

# 522 DCEBB2001 @ 09/02/11 09:59 AM

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	i noticed that OAK CB chris johnson's coverage abilities have changed, does this mean you've already gotten your new data and have started the big update? that was fast!!

No I have not started it. May have filled some missing things in but that's it.

# 523 garret2 @ 09/04/11 12:48 AM

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	No I have not started it. May have filled some missing things in but that's it.

same ETA (week 8) to completed rosters now that you've got the M12 OVR formula?

# 524 DCEBB2001 @ 09/04/11 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by garret2


	same ETA (week 8) to completed rosters now that you've got the M12 OVR formula?

I have rented the game in the effort of figuring the calculations for the OVR formulas. It takes about an hour and a half for each position to do it properly. Then, I have to make all the attributes match the OVRs before uploading them to the site.

Long story short, I am hoping to have them complete by week 8. It's an incredibly long process.

# 525 garret2 @ 09/04/11 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DCEBB2001


	I have rented the game in the effort of figuring the calculations for the OVR formulas. It takes about an hour and a half for each position to do it properly. Then, I have to make all the attributes match the OVRs before uploading them to the site. Long story short, I am hoping to have them complete by week 8. It's an incredibly long process.

will the new ratings via new scouting report data be completed before the OVRs are finished? just wondering if i could get a head start on editing each player before week 8?

# 526 Tomba @ 09/04/11 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DCEBB2001


	I have rented the game in the effort of figuring the calculations for the OVR formulas. It takes about an hour and a half for each position to do it properly. Then, I have to make all the attributes match the OVRs before uploading them to the site. Long story short, I am hoping to have them complete by week 8. It's an incredibly long process.

Tell me about it. All I've been doing it editing lol

Good luck with your findings!

# 527 DCEBB2001 @ 09/04/11 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by garret2


	will the new ratings via new scouting report data be completed before the OVRs are finished? just wondering if i could get a head start on editing each player before week 8?

No. The plan is to have include updated ratings with calculated OVR ratings in the next update.

# 528 DCEBB2001 @ 09/04/11 02:48 AM

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	Tell me about it. All I've been doing it editing lol Good luck with your findings!

Thanks. I love this editing stuff though, so it seems like less of a chore.

# 529 garret2 @ 09/05/11 08:08 PM

does anybody in this thread know of a way that we can collectively knock out these player ratings so we dont each have to do all 32, maybe we could split it up somehow? is that possible?

# 530 DCEBB2001 @ 09/06/11 01:38 AM

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	does anybody in this thread know of a way that we can collectively knock out these player ratings so we dont each have to do all 32, maybe we could split it up somehow? is that possible?

What are you trying to do? The ratings on the site aren't even complete yet. I wouldn't advise creating a roster at this point as I will be updating all the data anyway.

# 531 garret2 @ 09/06/11 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DCEBB2001


	What are you trying to do? The ratings on the site aren't even complete yet. I wouldn't advise creating a roster at this point as I will be updating all the data anyway.

yeah i meant after you update them. just brainstorming, 32 teams is a lot for each person to do. was just wondering if it was possible to split up the work in the future.

# 532 DCEBB2001 @ 09/06/11 02:19 AM

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	yeah i meant after you update them. just brainstorming, 32 teams is a lot for each person to do. was just wondering if it was possible to split up the work in the future.

Yeah, that's a ton of work...trust me. It takes about 2 hours per team so having a group to work on it may be in your best favor.

# 533 garret2 @ 09/06/11 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DCEBB2001


	Yeah, that's a ton of work...trust me. It takes about 2 hours per team so having a group to work on it may be in your best favor.

yeah it is a lot of work. i know ncaa 12 has the roster share where the community can work on a roster file but i've never seen anything like that for madden . i cant think of any other way to collectively work on it so im wondering if anyone knows another way.

# 534 pjt8405 @ 09/06/11 10:52 PM

I would definitely be willing to help out on inputting the ratings in to a roster. If it is OK with Dan that we do this? If he says OK, then I can work on a good bit of the rosters myself. Ideally we could get 3-4 of us to fully commit on this and then swap the roster every few days or so and we would be good to go.

# 535 DCEBB2001 @ 09/06/11 11:33 PM

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	I would definitely be willing to help out on inputting the ratings in to a roster. If it is OK with Dan that we do this? If he says OK, then I can work on a good bit of the rosters myself. Ideally we could get 3-4 of us to fully commit on this and then swap the roster every few days or so and we would be good to go.

That is fine by me so long as someone is not trying to make money off of intellectual property. Like I said before, I am trying to legally tie some things together, but so far I don't see a reason as for you guys to not make a roster. Just be sure you credit the site.

# 536 pjt8405 @ 09/06/11 11:36 PM

Oh Of Course, Dan, you and the site will get all of the credit, which hopefully when the roster is completed, gains you even more traffic and positive response. As It is my hope to get this roster done as soon as your done with the ratings.. So I would guess around week 9 or so we would be good to go on releasing a roster with your ratings, even earlier if you complete the ratings earlier..

Thanks Dan for all you do.. Any word from EA?

# 537 DCEBB2001 @ 09/06/11 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pjt8405


	Oh Of Course, Dan, you and the site will get all of the credit, which hopefully when the roster is completed, gains you even more traffic and positive response. As It is my hope to get this roster done as soon as your done with the ratings.. So I would guess around week 9 or so we would be good to go on releasing a roster with your ratings, even earlier if you complete the ratings earlier.. Thanks Dan for all you do.. Any word from EA?

Good deal. Should be getting those updates in shortly. What is taking the most time is those darn OVR equations. Once I get those we will be good to go. No word from EA yet, but should hear something by the end of this week hopefully.

# 538 garret2 @ 09/06/11 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pjt8405


	Oh Of Course, Dan, you and the site will get all of the credit, which hopefully when the roster is completed, gains you even more traffic and positive response. As It is my hope to get this roster done as soon as your done with the ratings.. So I would guess around week 9 or so we would be good to go on releasing a roster with your ratings, even earlier if you complete the ratings earlier.. Thanks Dan for all you do.. Any word from EA?

yeah for sure dan, your site gets the credit. i think if we could get 5 or 6 people to help we could have it done in a week or so as each person would only have to commit 10-12 hours.

# 539 pjt8405 @ 09/07/11 12:13 AM

Good Luck Dan on word from EA, Definitely keep us posted.. If you ever need help on the site etc.. just let me know.

Garret2: Definitely agree the more the better.. You and I are in, let's see who else we can recruit.. Excited to get people who are just as dedicated to realistic ratings as much as myself and you and Dan, so if you know anyone please ask them... Just want accuracy even if it takes a bit longer, but 1 week should be about right if we get 5-6 total.

# 540 garret2 @ 09/07/11 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by pjt8405


	Good Luck Dan on word from EA, Definitely keep us posted.. If you ever need help on the site etc.. just let me know. Garret2: Definitely agree the more the better.. You and I are in, let's see who else we can recruit.. Excited to get people who are just as dedicated to realistic ratings as much as myself and you and Dan, so if you know anyone please ask them... Just want accuracy even if it takes a bit longer, but 1 week should be about right if we get 5-6 total.

any idea how we could share the file to work on it? is there a roster share like ncaa 12?

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