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Sudden Strike cover artvsThe Lord of the Rings Online cover art

Sudden StrikevsThe Lord of the Rings Online

Sudden Strike leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Lord of the Rings Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Sudden StrikeThe Lord of the Rings Online

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

The Lord of the Rings Online leans harder on execution: Raid content has limited twitch demand versus action MMOs

Reads3 vs 2

Sudden Strike leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards prediction; campaign AI is scripted

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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