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Call of Duty: World at War leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Destiny leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Destiny leans harder on variance: RNG loot drops famously gate progression.

Optimization5 vs 6

Destiny leans harder on optimization: Loadout meta and raid routes are solvable systems.

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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