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Entropia UniversevsShadowrun Returns

Entropia Universe leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

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

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Entropia Universe leans harder on optimization: Real-cash economy math - efficiency per spend - dominates everything

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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