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Myth: The Fallen Lords cover artvsWoW Classic cover art

Myth: The Fallen LordsvsWoW Classic

Myth: The Fallen Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); WoW Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Myth: The Fallen LordsWoW Classic

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

WoW Classic leans harder on execution: Slower combat reduces twitch ceiling versus retail

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Myth: The Fallen Lords leans harder on variance: Physics-driven explosions and terrain scatter outcomes

Optimization8 vs 8

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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