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MapleStory 2 cover artvsThe Lord of the Rings Online cover art

MapleStory 2vsThe Lord of the Rings Online

MapleStory 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Lord of the Rings Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
MapleStory 2The Lord of the Rings Online

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

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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MapleStory 2

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The Lord of the Rings Online