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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 cover artvsNew World: Aeternum cover art

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946vsNew World: Aeternum

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New World: Aeternum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946New World: Aeternum

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

New World: Aeternum leans harder on variance: Gear drops add variance but crafting reduces reliance on RNG

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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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

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New World: Aeternum