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Arena of Valor cover artvsHeroes of the Storm cover art

Arena of ValorvsHeroes of the Storm

Arena of Valor leans Reads (Mind & Math); Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION5 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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 of Valor

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Heroes of the Storm