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Project GorgonvsStarbound
Project Gorgon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Starbound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Project GorgonStarbound
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Project Gorgon leans harder on reads: PvE focus throughout with minimal PvP presence
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Project Gorgon leans harder on optimization: Deeply interlinked skill synergies reward obsessive optimisation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.