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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Zaos leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans harder on execution: Combat timing matters but generous dodges forgive sloppy play.

Reads1 vs 3

Zaos leans harder on reads: PvP exists but limited true adaptive opponent modelling

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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