How to proceed with crafting recipes

[Era-Lusiphur]

Last year, a massive change was made to the existing synthesis recipe database table in an attempt to verify every existing recipe we had in order to appease some parties. This was done through automated methods and, as a result, ensnared quite a large number of legitimate recipes that people would now have to verify tediously and then PR back in to enable.

What are people's thoughts on reverting this change and asking people to create an Issue if they feel a recipe is suspect? It could be discussed, debated, researched, etc. Once a consensus is reached, a change could be or not be made.

I don't personally believe that the current situation would result in the majority of legitimate recipes ever being reinstated.

[claywar]

So long as we mark those recipes, I'm on board. We're going to need a long term solution for auditing and collecting data to ensure accuracy though (and err on the side of realistic).

[TeoTwawki]

not revert* exactly, but I'd be down with putting back the estimated levels on crafts we have "255" on as long as they are marked to indicate YES WE KNOW and IF YOU GOT DATA THEN PULL REQUEST INSTEAD OF JUST COMPLAINING coz otherwise Teo gonna capsyell as ppl throw upstream under the bus repeatedly when talking to their players. 😝

* column order changed and I do not wanna change it back.

[TeoTwawki]

Some notes for any would be future correctors of recipes:

1. SE changed how far from cap you can be and still get a skillup
2. SE changed how far from cap you can be and still attempt it
3. Website sources aren't perfect and disagree with each other often, pr's that don't check multiple sources or check in game are going to have a tough time getting approval because we don't want shades of Halver on this.
4. Edit: Undoing "level 255" is an obvious exception /endEdit
5. Checking in the retail game is obviously preferred
6. Checking in game is a tedious endeavor. Please join our unpaid intern program.

[Era-Lusiphur]

This is an example of a PR where every resource I could find was given to implement just a small batch of recipes. A drop in the bucket! Tedious it was.

topaz-next/topaz#2461