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Dragon Age: Origins cover artvsEntropia Universe cover art

Dragon Age: OriginsvsEntropia Universe

Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Entropia Universe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Entropia Universe leans harder on reads: Player trading involves mild human negotiation

Variance3 vs 4

Entropia Universe leans harder on variance: Loot returns are opaque RNG players spend years mapping

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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Dragon Age: Origins

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