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Battlefield HardlinevsGears of War: Ultimate Edition

Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Gears of War: Ultimate Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Battlefield Hardline leans harder on variance: Spawns and loot grabs shuffle engagements

Optimization4 vs 4

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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