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FireFall leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Salt and Sanctuary leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 2

FireFall leans harder on reads: Open-world PvE dominates; PvP prediction is a side mode

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Salt and Sanctuary leans harder on optimization: Skill tree builds and gear routing

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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