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Battlefield 4vsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Battlefield 4 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 7

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on reads: Opponent army composition and hero focus must be predicted

Variance3 vs 4

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on variance: Retreat damage, wargear drops, and map control variance add uncertainty

Optimization5 vs 6

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on optimization: Wargear builds and ability upgrade sequences are optimizable

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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