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God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Vindictus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Vindictus leans harder on execution: Physics-driven brawler combat demands dodges, combos, and precision.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Vindictus leans harder on variance: Fixed raids; enhancement RNG is peripheral.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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