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Secret World Legends cover artvsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cover art

Secret World LegendsvsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Secret World Legends leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Secret World LegendsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

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 6

Secret World Legends leans harder on optimization: skill wheel builds, deck optimization

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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