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SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tibia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 4

Tibia leans harder on reads: Open-world PvP and ganking involve reading real human opponents

Variance2 vs 3

Tibia leans harder on variance: Rare loot drop rates drive extreme grind variance

Optimization8 vs 8

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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