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CrossoutvsElite Dangerous

Crossout leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Elite Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 2

Crossout leans harder on reads: Human teams reward predicting flanks and focus targets

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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