head to head

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BastionvsChampions: Return to Arms

Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Champions: Return to Arms leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
BastionChampions: Return to Arms

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Bastion leans harder on execution: Action combat needs timing and aim.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Champions: Return to Arms leans harder on variance: Randomised loot drops drive the gear chase.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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