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DownwellvsHaste

Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Haste leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Downwell leans harder on execution: Gunboot timing and split-second landings decide runs

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Haste leans harder on optimization: Momentum management and item builds reward mastery

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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