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HelldiversvsUnderMine

Helldivers leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); UnderMine leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Helldivers leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aim and stratagem inputs

Reads1 vs 0

Helldivers leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies, no real reads

Variance6 vs 6

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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