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Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kohan II: Kings of War leans Optimization (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION4 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Guild Wars leans harder on optimization: Eight-skill build construction is the game's soul

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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