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Secret World Legends cover artvsThe Outer Worlds cover art

Secret World LegendsvsThe Outer Worlds

Secret World Legends leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Outer Worlds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Secret World LegendsThe Outer Worlds

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Secret World Legends leans harder on execution: real-time combat aiming and ability timing

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Secret World Legends leans harder on variance: loot drops, ability proc 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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The Outer Worlds