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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Salt and Sacrifice leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Salt and Sacrifice leans harder on reads: Scripted hunts, light PvP option

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Salt and Sacrifice leans harder on optimization: Build crafting around hunted mages

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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