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Arena Breakout: Infinite leans Execution (Grand Arena); Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Arena Breakout: InfiniteCompany of Heroes

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Company of Heroes leans harder on reads: Opponent sector pushes and doctrine choices must be predicted

Variance6 vs 4

Arena Breakout: Infinite leans harder on variance: Loot spawns and unseen player positions dominate raid outcomes

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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Arena Breakout: Infinite

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