The original post: /r/gaming by /u/Redlight0516 on 2024-04-30 04:03:02.

I only buy iterations of games once every 2-3 years:

Are there great players (say ranked 85+) in the sports games you play that for some reason, you just don’t do well with or are there very average players that you always acquire because you just seem to be able to turn them into all-stars/hall of famers?

A couple examples I was thinking of for myself:

MLB - I always acquire Jake Cave with the idea of him being PH/Left-handed platoon guy and he always seems to turn him into a 20-30 HR hitter and all-star. In the Show 2020 I had a platoon of Clint Frazier and Jake Cave that combined for 50+ HR and 120+ RBIs despite neither guy being ranked higher than 77 OVR and they vastly outperformed guys ranked in the high 80s on my team.

NHL - I could not for the life of me, ever turn the Sedin twins into all-stars. I just always sucked with them and could never turn them into performing as good as they are in real life.

NFL - I never play an iteration of Madden where I couldn’t turn Derek Carr into a Hall of Famer.