black stars question

[Duck_16]

couldn't see anything on this but you know when you scout a player you have the gold stars for how good they will be followed by a few black for how potentially good they might be, scouting usually you more of an idea, however say you had 100% of that player knowledge but only showed say 2 stars with potentially 5, is there any point keep scouting to see if that will change as you have 100% knowledge of this player, or do you just have to risk it and buy him

hope that makes sense just something i wondered

[samdiatmh]

black stars is potential of potential

and yes, you can keep scouting him (even at 100%) to see if the potential can become more defined

or you can take the punt (knowing his complete attributes and good/bad characteristics) and hope you signed a gem

[Some Guy!]

black stars is potential of potential

and yes, you can keep scouting him (even at 100%) to see if the potential can become more defined

or you can take the punt (knowing his complete attributes and good/bad characteristics) and hope you signed a gem

Not really potential of potential, but rather it's the scout or coach's uncertainty in that particular field (current or potential ability). That is, if a scout or coach gives a player 2 gold stars and a further 2.5 black stars, what they're saying is that they're almost certain they are at least 2 stars, and think they are within the range 2-4.5 stars. Players will still have black stars even when fully scouted or playing for your club until they're into their 20s in many cases.

[podunkboy]

but also keep in mind that stars are always in reference to the comparitive quality of the squad. You might have a great potential youth prospect come into the club, the club gets promoted, you sign some higher-profile players, and suddently that "2 gold, 2 black" star prospect might only be a "1 1/2 gold, 1/2 black" star prospect.