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Rappelz leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
RappelzThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Rappelz leans harder on reads: Open PvP adds light human prediction at the margins

Variance3 vs 2

Rappelz leans harder on variance: Drop rates and pet taming rolls gate progression

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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