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TerrariavsWar Wind

Terraria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); War Wind leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
TerrariaWar Wind

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

War Wind leans harder on reads: Scenario AI follows scripts, not adaptive modelling

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Terraria leans harder on optimization: Gear progression and arena prep solve every boss.

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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