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Dota 2vsParagon
Dota 2 leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Paragon leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Dota 2Paragon
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Paragon leans harder on execution: Third-person aim and ability dodging decide every lane fight
Reads8 vs 6
Dota 2 leans harder on reads: Drafts and ganks revolve around adaptive opponents.
Variance4 vs 2
Dota 2 leans harder on variance: Crits, bashes, and bounty runes add noise.
Optimization9 vs 6
Dota 2 leans harder on optimization: Item builds, timings, and lane theory are 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.