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Warcraft: Orcs & HumansvsWoW Classic

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); WoW Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Warcraft: Orcs & HumansWoW Classic

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 3

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans harder on reads: Human multiplayer adds genuine build mind games

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

WoW Classic leans harder on optimization: Class specs, consumable lists, and dungeon routes are deeply solvable

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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