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The Elder Scrolls OnlinevsTzar: The Burden of the Crown

The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tzar: The Burden of the Crown leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Elder Scrolls OnlineTzar: The Burden of the Crown

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on execution: Action combat with weaving and rotations

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown leans harder on variance: Map fog hides enemy development until scouted

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 Elder Scrolls Online

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Tzar: The Burden of the Crown