Why do I only have a 3 star award after '100% flawless' drumming?
I was playing (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay (Take 2) and got "100% Flawless drumming" (including the achievement for it) and yet only 3 stars. Why would I get only 3 stars for 100% flawless drumming?
I am sure something is not working correctly (see picture). I also recorded a video of this situation. Last time I had a couple 99% with 4 stars. That is when I started noticing this problem. Then I went for more obvious proof for the fact that something is wrong.
As you can see in the next picture I have also completed this song with 100% and 5 Gold stars a long time ago:
So why would I get only 3 stars for 100% flawless drumming?
Best Answer
You only have a 41 note streak. While I'm not specifically familiar with that song, there's a good chance that there are well over 41 notes to play within the song.
You're awarded points not only for hitting every note, but especially for not breaking your "combo". You can break your combo by missing a note, or, more notably in this case, by hitting a drum when there isn't a note there.
If you Full Combo a song, you get almost 4x the points versus if you simply hit every note but overhit to frequently break your combo. Stars are based solely on points, and have nothing to do with the percentage of notes you hit.
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