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::[[File:Stars4.png]] Playable: Runs well, only minor graphical or audio glitches. Games can be played all the way through | ::[[File:Stars4.png]] Playable: Runs well, only minor graphical or audio glitches. Games can be played all the way through | ||
::[[File:Stars5.png]] Perfect: No issues at all! | ::[[File:Stars5.png]] Perfect: No issues at all! | ||
Because of how vague that is and the need to handle more complex situations, we (or at least I) generally operated on a variant of those. Here they are. | Because of how vague that is and the need to handle more complex situations, we (or at least I) generally operated on a variant of those. Here they are. | ||
::[[File:Stars0.png]] Unknown: Has not been tested yet | ::[[File:Stars0.png]] Unknown: Has not been tested yet | ||
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::[[File:Stars4.png]] Minor unsolvable issues or fixable major issues | ::[[File:Stars4.png]] Minor unsolvable issues or fixable major issues | ||
::[[File:Stars5.png]] Perfect (with some tolerance for issues too minor to be user noticeable) | ::[[File:Stars5.png]] Perfect (with some tolerance for issues too minor to be user noticeable) | ||
Now this has been the case for a long, looooong time. But there are a lot of problems with this. There are almost no 1 and 2 star pages anymore. Dolphin has evolved past the point where such a system is needed. Furthermore, the scope of each rating is vast: a game that has major graphics glitches but is completely playable: 3 stars. A game that has severe stuttering and is utterly unplayable: 3 stars. A game that crashes during the first level: 3 stars. Plus, 4 and 5 star ratings are vague and weird. | Now this has been the case for a long, looooong time. But there are a lot of problems with this. There are almost no 1 and 2 star pages anymore. Dolphin has evolved past the point where such a system is needed. Furthermore, the scope of each rating is vast: a game that has major graphics glitches but is completely playable: 3 stars. A game that has severe stuttering and is utterly unplayable: 3 stars. A game that crashes during the first level: 3 stars. Plus, 4 and 5 star ratings are vague and weird. | ||
So, to solve this, | So, to solve this, we discussed it in the IRC and we hammered out a proposal that should address these issues. Most of them anyway. Here it is: | ||
::[[File:Stars0.png]] Untested | ::[[File:Stars0.png]] Untested | ||
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::[[File:Stars4.png]] Minor issues | ::[[File:Stars4.png]] Minor issues | ||
::[[File:Stars5.png]] Perfect with the right settings | ::[[File:Stars5.png]] Perfect with the right settings | ||
Now, obviously it's a little vague here and there. That can't be fixed; what determines minor bugs, major bugs, unplayable is a bit subjective. And there are some decisions that have to be made: | Now, obviously it's a little vague here and there. That can't be fixed; what determines minor bugs, major bugs, unplayable is a bit subjective. And there are some decisions that have to be made: | ||