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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey cover artvsDiablo IV cover art

Ancestors: The Humankind OdysseyvsDiablo IV

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Diablo IV leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Ancestors: The Humankind OdysseyDiablo IV

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 6

Diablo IV leans harder on variance: Loot rolls, affixes, and uniques drive every session.

Optimization7 vs 8

Diablo IV leans harder on optimization: Paragon, aspects, and damage buckets are solvable theorycraft.

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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