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GothicvsWizard with a Gun

Gothic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wizard with a Gun leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
GothicWizard with a Gun

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Wizard with a Gun leans harder on execution: Kiting and aimed shots matter in skirmishes.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Wizard with a Gun leans harder on variance: Procedural world chunks and loot randomness.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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