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KKnD2: Krossfire cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls Online cover art

KKnD2: KrossfirevsThe Elder Scrolls Online

KKnD2: Krossfire leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
KKnD2: KrossfireThe Elder Scrolls Online

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on execution: Action combat with weaving and rotations

Reads4 vs 3

KKnD2: Krossfire leans harder on reads: Human skirmishes reward scouting and outguessing build choices

Variance2 vs 2

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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KKnD2: Krossfire

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The Elder Scrolls Online