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Fallout 76 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ragnarok Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Ragnarok Online leans harder on variance: Card drop rates and equipment refinement RNG are notoriously low

Optimization7 vs 8

Ragnarok Online leans harder on optimization: Job class build planning and WoE strategy coordination are deeply 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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