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Diablo IIvsStar Renegades

Diablo II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Renegades leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Diablo IIStar Renegades

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 5

Diablo II leans harder on variance: Loot RNG and random maps drive the grind

Optimization9 vs 8

Diablo II leans harder on optimization: Builds, breakpoints, rune economy, magic-find routing are the game

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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