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DayZvsWorld of Tanks

DayZ leans Variance (Grand Arena); World of Tanks leans Reads (Mind & Math).

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

Execution6 vs 5

DayZ leans harder on execution: gunfights punish slow hands severely

Reads6 vs 7

World of Tanks leans harder on reads: Map positioning versus humans is reads

Variance7 vs 5

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

Optimization5 vs 7

World of Tanks leans harder on optimization: Tank loadouts and crew skills solvable

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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