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Champions Online cover artvsDragon Age: Origins cover art

Champions OnlinevsDragon Age: Origins

Champions Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Champions OnlineDragon Age: Origins

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 2

Champions Online leans harder on execution: Action-flavored combat with low mechanical demands.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Dragon Age: Origins leans harder on variance: Hidden rolls and loot tables

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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