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Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Boyfriend Dungeon leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Borderlands leans harder on execution: Standard FPS aim; numbers matter more than precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Borderlands leans harder on optimization: Builds, gear math, and farming routes dominate

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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