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Bodycam cover artvsQuake 4 cover art

BodycamvsQuake 4

Bodycam leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Quake 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

Bodycam leans harder on reads: Predicting human angles and timings is constant in PvP

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Quake 4 leans harder on optimization: Item control routes and weapon picks are learnable

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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