Question about how Sliders work

[kingofwhims]

I'm trying to figure out if adjusting global sliders will put a player over 99 on an attribute.
Example: Let's say player A has a Defensive Rebounding rating of 99

Player B has a Defensive Rebounding rating of 50

I go into CPU/USER sliders and raise the global Defensive Rebounding Ability from 50 to 70

Does player A now have a 119 Defensive Rebounding rate, and player B a 70 Defensive Rebounding rate? Or has player A been capped at 99, and only Player B increases?

[Andrew]

I'm not sure if that's how it works mechanically; artificially inflating or deflating the ratings under the hood, that is. I believe the ratings scales stay as there are, representing the same ability/skill difference between players, only under different gameplay tuning. In other words, a rating of 99 will still be the best and the maximum, but now it's in an environment where it (along with all other ratings accordingly) will produce inflated results.

I could be wrong, so I'd welcome any clarification, but that's what I've been led to believe as far as the impact and under the hood mechanics of gameplay sliders.

[rickberge]

I wish someone from 2k can explain this. For the past years no one truly knows how sliders work. I wonder if it's something with copyright in regard to how much devs can explain how the game works "under the hood".

[Andrew]

It'd definitely be great to get some more insight into the mechanics, though it's also understandable that they don't get into all the technical aspects of it as well.