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Battlefield HardlinevsMLB The Show 16

Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); MLB The Show 16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Battlefield HardlineMLB The Show 16

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 4

MLB The Show 16 leans harder on variance: Batted-ball physics and player form inject baseball luck

Optimization4 vs 5

MLB The Show 16 leans harder on optimization: Roster building, scouting and situational play reward study

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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