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Destiny 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Total War: Attila leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

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

Reads2 vs 3

Total War: Attila leans harder on reads: AI factions follow scripted migration paths; human play adds reads

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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