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Counter-Strike 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Insurgency leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION9 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Counter-Strike 2Insurgency

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

Counter-Strike 2 leans harder on execution: Aim, spray control, and movement are the headline skills.

Reads7 vs 6

Counter-Strike 2 leans harder on reads: Five humans constantly adapting peeks, fakes, and timings.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Counter-Strike 2 leans harder on optimization: Economy, util usage, and map theory are studyable.

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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