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Mega Man Battle Network 3 White leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Mega Man Battle Network 3 White leans harder on execution: Grid dodging in real time against fast bosses is demanding

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Mega Man Battle Network 3 White leans harder on variance: Chip draws each turn randomise your options

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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