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Destiny 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Old School RuneScape leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Destiny 2Old School RuneScape

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 4

Destiny 2 leans harder on execution: Gunplay matters but raids forgive mechanics.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Destiny 2 leans harder on variance: Loot drops and rolls drive the chase.

Optimization8 vs 9

Old School RuneScape leans harder on optimization: Efficiency, routing, and GP/hour fully theorycrafted

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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