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Diablo IIIvsMutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Diablo III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Diablo III leans harder on execution: Greater Rift pushing has minor mechanical demand in builds

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Diablo III leans harder on optimization: Set bonuses and paragon levelling are almost entirely 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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