head to head
Age of Darkness: Final StandvsDiablo III
Age of Darkness: Final Stand leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Diablo III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of Darkness: Final StandDiablo III
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Diablo III leans harder on variance: Primal Ancient drops and set dungeon RNG drive the grind
Optimization8 vs 9
Diablo III leans harder on optimization: Set bonuses and paragon levelling are almost entirely solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

