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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on execution: Micro of heroes and units decides fights

Reads6 vs 7

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on reads: Scouting and out-guessing a human opponent's tech

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos