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Last EpochvsTerraria

Last Epoch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Terraria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Last EpochTerraria

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Last Epoch leans harder on variance: Loot affixes and crafting outcomes vary

Optimization9 vs 8

Last Epoch leans harder on optimization: Build planning is the entire game

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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