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Day of Defeat: Source leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Rocket League Sideswipe leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Day of Defeat: Source leans harder on variance: Known maps, minimal randomness beyond spawn waves

Optimization4 vs 3

Day of Defeat: Source leans harder on optimization: Class loadouts and lane control are quickly mapped

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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