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Code VeinvsFinal Fantasy XIV

Code Vein leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Final Fantasy XIV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Code VeinFinal Fantasy XIV

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Code Vein leans harder on execution: Dodge timing and stamina management in melee

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 9

Final Fantasy XIV leans harder on optimization: Rotations and raid solves are theorycraft puzzles

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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