Don't know if it's purely the perks, some of the ratings on this game are bizarre (like Chris Woakes, has about the same batting skills points as Crawley and Hetymer, and more than Marcus Harris and Will Young).
Of course, most people only look at the OVR rating which is quite misleading. My Steve Smith on Cricket 22 has a total of 1003 skill points. The default one on Cricket 24 has 1175. (see below for a fresh discovery about this)
Teams I shared on Cricket 22, which are on the academy, will be rated using DJM
. So, Harry Brook probably won't be a better bowler than Ollie Robinson, but they seem to be higher than those on C24 (I don't know how much of a difference that actually makes). Most of those teams are somewhat out of date but, in the case of the county teams, more up to date than the defaults on C24.
Unfortunately, Cricket 26 would probably be out by the time I managed to get through everything to similar level as what I did on C22. I've shared India, South Africa and Bangladesh on Cricket 24 with some playfaces too. I did start Sri Lanka but I couldn't be arsed finishing the WC jersey and they will no doubt have a new kit next time they are allowed to take the field.
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So I just searched on the academy for my Steve Smith (from Cricket 22, I've not shared him on Cricket 24) and he has the skills on the Cricket 24 version. So, maybe the skills are locked or old ones overwritten? I dunno.
Then I looked at Rohit Sharma. The one I shared with the India team (that I didn't edit) is differently rated than the one I have on the game now. But also, the old one I shared from Cricket 22, has higher ratings, when the original share has lowest skill points. Maybe they were updated somehow, but I don't know what's going on. Maybe I've been sleep-editing
Edit - could be perks and proficiencies have changed and have some effect on player skills, but I'm guessing here.
Rohit in my game
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Rohit shared under my ID
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My Cricket 22 Rohit, which no longer has those skills on the academy.
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