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BeamNG.drivevsFlatOut 2

BeamNG.drive leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

FlatOut 2 leans harder on execution: High-speed control amid wrecks and ragdolls

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

BeamNG.drive leans harder on optimization: Vehicle tuning, scenario routing

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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