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DivekickvsNidhogg

Divekick leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Nidhogg leans Reads (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION2 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 7

Nidhogg leans harder on execution: Sword-height changes and dive-kicks need quick hands

Reads9 vs 8

Divekick leans harder on reads: Pure spacing yomi against an adapting human is the entire game.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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