head to head
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuravsWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters leans harder on variance: Nemesis Force activations, random Bloom spread, and loot drops create variance
Optimization9 vs 8
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura leans harder on optimization: Magic versus technology stat split and schematic discovery are deeply optimizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

