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Day of DefeatvsPaladins

Day of Defeat leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Paladins leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Day of DefeatPaladins

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 6

Paladins leans harder on reads: Human teams flank, bait ults, and adapt

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Paladins leans harder on optimization: Loadout card builds and item counter-buying

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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