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Company of HeroesvsDota 2

Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Dota 2 leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Company of Heroes leans harder on execution: Infantry cover micro and suppression-break timing are precise demands

Reads7 vs 8

Dota 2 leans harder on reads: Drafts and ganks revolve around adaptive opponents.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 9

Dota 2 leans harder on optimization: Item builds, timings, and lane theory are deep.

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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