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DefunctvsDriver

Defunct leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Driver leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Driver leans harder on execution: Handbrake control and pursuit driving by feel

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Defunct leans harder on optimization: Finding optimal lines for speed is the time-trial loop

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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