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Arma 3 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION8 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Arma 3 leans harder on execution: Bullet drop, stance, sway, weight all matter

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Arma 3 leans harder on variance: Mission scripts and AI behavior vary

Optimization6 vs 8

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on optimization: Build orders, creeping routes, and matchup theory run deep

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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