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ARK: Survival Ascended cover artvsStar Wars: Empire at War cover art

ARK: Survival AscendedvsStar Wars: Empire at War

ARK: Survival Ascended leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 5

Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on reads: Multiplayer galactic feints and fleet composition mind-games matter

Variance3 vs 2

ARK: Survival Ascended leans harder on variance: Taming and breeding stats randomized.

Optimization8 vs 8

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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