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Total War: Warhammer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); World of Warcraft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Total War: Warhammer leans harder on variance: Random campaign events and hero skill rolls add moderate variance

Optimization8 vs 9

World of Warcraft leans harder on optimization: Gear, talents, and rotation are mathematically solved

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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