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Battlefield HardlinevsNBA 2K18
Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NBA 2K18 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield HardlineNBA 2K18
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 6
NBA 2K18 leans harder on reads: Online, baiting defenders and reading schemes is constant
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
NBA 2K18 leans harder on optimization: Roster builds, playbooks and matchup hunting 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.