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DC Universe OnlinevsGuild Wars 2

DC Universe Online leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Guild Wars 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 4

Guild Wars 2 leans harder on reads: WvW and structured PvP feature real adaptive opponents

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Guild Wars 2 leans harder on optimization: Build crafting and rotation theory-crafting reward deep analysis

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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