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Grounded leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Heroes of Hammerwatch leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Heroes of Hammerwatch leans harder on execution: Kiting dense mobs and dodging projectiles

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Heroes of Hammerwatch leans harder on variance: Procedural floors and item drops

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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