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Priston Tale cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls Online cover art

Priston TalevsThe Elder Scrolls Online

Priston Tale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Priston TaleThe Elder Scrolls Online

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on execution: Action combat with weaving and rotations

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Priston Tale leans harder on variance: Item drops and refine outcomes carry randomness

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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