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Diablo II cover artvsMonster Train 2 cover art

Diablo IIvsMonster Train 2

Diablo II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monster Train 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Diablo IIMonster Train 2

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Diablo II leans harder on execution: Positioning and potion reflexes, little else physical

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 7

Monster Train 2 leans harder on variance: New clan pairings and relic randomness expand run variation

Optimization9 vs 9

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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Diablo II

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