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DC Universe OnlinevsStar Wars: The Old Republic

DC Universe Online leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars: The Old Republic leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

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

Execution6 vs 5

DC Universe Online leans harder on execution: Combat juggling and precise block-counter timing are central

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Star Wars: The Old Republic leans harder on optimization: Advanced class ability rotations and set bonus builds are solvable

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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