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Concord leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Gears of War 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Concord leans harder on execution: Hero-shooter gunplay and ability timing demand mechanics

Reads5 vs 4

Concord leans harder on reads: Human teams counter-pick and adapt mid-match

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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