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Rome: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Wars Galaxies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 4

Star Wars Galaxies leans harder on reads: Cantina PvP and factional conflict involved real adaptive opponents

Variance2 vs 3

Star Wars Galaxies leans harder on variance: Crafting experimentation rolls added meaningful hidden variance

Optimization8 vs 9

Star Wars Galaxies leans harder on optimization: Profession template planning and resource quality optimisation are legendarily deep

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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