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CorepunkvsThe Elder Scrolls Online

Corepunk leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
CorepunkThe Elder Scrolls Online

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 3

Corepunk leans harder on reads: Open-world PvP and team fights involve adaptive human opponents

Variance4 vs 2

Corepunk leans harder on variance: Crafting material variance and fog-of-war create hidden information

Optimization7 vs 7

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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