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The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leans harder on execution: Melee timing, dodges, headshots demanding

Reads1 vs 2

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leans harder on reads: Specials are scripted, not adaptive

Variance3 vs 5

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 leans harder on variance: Director spawns and loot randomize runs

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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