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Age of Darkness: Final Stand cover artvsDiablo III cover art

Age of Darkness: Final StandvsDiablo III

Age of Darkness: Final Stand leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Diablo III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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.

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Age of Darkness: Final Stand

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Diablo III