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Armies of Exigo cover artvsCommand & Conquer: Tiberian Sun cover art

Armies of ExigovsCommand & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Armies of Exigo leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Armies of ExigoCommand & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 6

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun leans harder on reads: NOD vs GDI asymmetry means opponent strategy must be predicted

Variance4 vs 3

Armies of Exigo leans harder on variance: Fog of war plus underground front hides information

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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Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun