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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars cover artvsSquad cover art

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Squad leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Squad leans harder on reads: Squad tactics versus humans demand prediction

Variance3 vs 2

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars leans harder on variance: Hidden enemy positions across large maps

Optimization5 vs 5

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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