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Diablo IIIvsTiny Tina's Wonderlands

Diablo III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tiny Tina's Wonderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Diablo IIITiny Tina's Wonderlands

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 6

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands leans harder on execution: Gunplay similar to Borderlands 3

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 6

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and Chaos Chamber RNG

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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