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Deceit leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction); Insurgency leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION5 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 8

Insurgency leans harder on execution: One-shot lethality rewards precise aim

Reads8 vs 6

Deceit leans harder on reads: Identifying infected players requires reading adaptive human bluffs.

Variance6 vs 3

Deceit leans harder on variance: Hidden infected roles and item spawns conceal key information.

Optimization3 vs 4

Insurgency leans harder on optimization: Loadout points and objective route knowledge

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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