If you play Hut. The concept of speed is relative to the Ai team assembled. The level you play at. You can state about x factors and whatever. But there is a difference in how the Ai team performs. If you take an Ai team rated at 80. Overall team speed. 85. You play that team with your 85 rated team, with overall avg speed of 90. At rookie the difference is relatively even. Go up a level and the difference starts to show a significant difference in team speed. Pro to superstar. That 80 AI team now seems to not only match your higher rated teams speed. But in some cases, surpasses it. I know that the rebuttal has always been that there is no advantage. But playing this game for as long as i have. There definitely is a difference. It should also be noted that. The AI team now seems to be super elusive when trying to check them. Its as if they predetermine your move. Which is stretching the thought here. In any case. The rating system in my opinion actually doesnt mean much, when it can be continually be altered to play at a level above its rating.