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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena); Smite 2 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

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

Execution6 vs 7

Smite 2 leans harder on execution: Skillshot aim and dodge timing in third person decide duels

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 leans harder on optimization: Build queues and power grid management are highly optimizable

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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