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Black SquadvsInsurgency

Black Squad leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Insurgency leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 6

Insurgency leans harder on reads: Human squads flank and adapt each round

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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