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Battlefield HardlinevsRising Storm 2: Vietnam

Battlefield Hardline leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Rising Storm 2: Vietnam 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 6

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam leans harder on reads: Predicting human pushes, flanks, and tunnel placements.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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