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DC Universe OnlinevsNew World: Aeternum

DC Universe Online leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New World: Aeternum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

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

Execution6 vs 7

New World: Aeternum leans harder on execution: Active dodge-block-aim combat demands real twitch skill

Reads3 vs 4

New World: Aeternum leans harder on reads: Open-world PvP wars and outpost rush involve adaptive opponents

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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