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Lost in Random: The Eternal Die cover artvsPayday 2 cover art

Lost in Random: The Eternal DievsPayday 2

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die leans harder on variance: Dice rolls, relic drops and room draws steer every run

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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