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Trove

A voxel MMO loot grinder where progression math matters far more than combat skill.

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Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    3/10

    Light action combat with simple dodge-and-attack loops

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    1/10

    Other players coexist but rarely oppose you

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    4/10

    Random dungeons and loot drops gate progress

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    7/10

    Class gem grinding and gear mastery drive power

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2015
Developer
Trion Worlds
Platforms
PS4, PC, Mac, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
IGDB critics
62/100
IGDB users
59/100
PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureActionFantasySandboxOpen world4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)