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DayZ leans Variance (Grand Arena); Ghosts of Tabor leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Ghosts of Tabor leans harder on execution: VR aiming and physical gunplay demand real dexterity

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance7 vs 5

DayZ leans harder on variance: loot spawns and who you meet are unknowable

Optimization5 vs 7

Ghosts of Tabor leans harder on optimization: Looting, crafting and gear management for extraction is deep

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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