What would you think about "6-star" ratings?

**HylianHero** · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA

So...is this still in the works?

I'm just wondering, because this is a really good idea and it should be implemented.

I would also like the 3 star cutoffs in there.
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**ES942** · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 3445 Location: Snalbans

in order to find the 6 star cutoff, either the five star or four star cutoff must be confirmed for each song. it wouldnt make sense to post just some of them, so i think they are waiting until they can figure out all of them. Also, JCirri has school work, i think?
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**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

As soon as the cutoffs have been proven for the songs I will be able to do this. Feel free to help me, anyone. gweeto has been doing some nice work recently proving some Medium cutoffs, myself and Echelar have done a good bit on Expert and ES942 helped verify CBfH 5-stars. We need more people to help out to get everything done.
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**MetalMadness** · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1095

I read through this post and I don't think I missed this. 5 star cutoffs must be divisible by three. Simply by their definition, they are 3 * base score. Even if the base score isn't an integer - which I think it most likely is - then the 5* cutoff will be still be 3* a fractional number - which will still have a factor of three in it. This would also hold true for the 4 star cutoffs being divisible by 2 as well.
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**Haggarduser** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 270 Location: Canada

I have an idea for star rankings.

1 Star cutoff: More than 0
2 Star cutoff: 0.75 * Base Score
3 Star cutoff: 1 * Base Score
4 Star cutoff: 2 * Base Score
5 Star cutoff: 3 * Base Score
6 Star cutoff: 4 * Base Score

I think that pretty much follows the pattern, but I doubt every song's base score is divisible by 4.

And about six stars, I don't like the idea of having them flashing, it would be annoying to go to a users rankings on easy difficulty and see 245(49*5) flashing stars on the page. I'd rather have them a different color.

Also, it'd be nice if every song that didn't have a score submitted started with 0 stars, 0% notes hit, 0 note streak, and 0 points. Then users would want to fill in every song so they didn't have zeros lowering their point average.

**ES942** · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 3445 Location: Snalbans

would a 7 star be 4/3 * 6 star cutoff?

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**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

I think it was silly of Harmonix to not actually include 0, 1 and 2 * rankings as the base points instead of starting at 3*. Sure, 5 sounds much more impressive than 3, but it isn't exactly accurate. Maybe it was to make the people that suck feel better. I remember the first time that I played I did "I Wanna Be Sedated" on Medium, I got 3 stars and my friend who brought the game over complimented my 3 stars. =P

Either way, we could technically use a formula to determine cut-offs.
So if we say that
7* = 5/4(6*),
6* = 4/3 (5*)
5* = 3/2 (4*)
4* = 2 (3*)
3* = undefined (1/0)(2*)
2* = (0/-1)(1*)
1* = (-1/-2)(0*). So realistically, anything under 3 stars doesn't make sense without going outside the boundaries of the game's rules. THere isn't even such a thing as a 3* cutoff.

If no one understands that, here is another way to look at the formula, with slightly different results:
bp = base points
7* = 6* + bp
6* = 5* + bp
5* = 4* + bp
4* = 3* + bp
3* = 2* + bp
2* = 1* + bp
1* = 0* + bp

If 4* is the same as 2bp, then technically 3* = bp, 2* = 0, 1* = -bp and 0* =-2bp. So in essence 2*, 1* and 0* can't exist unless you get negative points (or 0 points using cheats for 2*).

Edit: I suppose I was just reiterating what was already said earlier in the thread. I just think that adding lower *'s to the game takes it out of its element. 6* is just an added challenge for skilled players.
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**Azuarc** · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 1389 Location: Philadelphia

If your performance was only worth 1 star, you would have been booed off the stage. The crowd wouldn't accept you, and allow the song to be "completed" if it weren't at least a 3-star performance.

**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

That's a good enough reason for me, Azuarc.

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**Haggarduser** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 270 Location: Canada

What if you allowed users who failed a song to submit how far they got through the song, and gave them a star rating depending on what percent they got.