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2Dark leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Cult of the Lamb leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Cult of the Lamb leans harder on optimization: Cult management and build synergies dominate.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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