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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena); Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION6 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 leans harder on execution: Superweapon timing and unit grouping require practiced multitasking

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Heroes of the Storm leans harder on variance: Map objectives and merc camps vary

Optimization7 vs 7

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: Red Alert 2

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