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Fatal FuryvsQuake 4

Fatal Fury leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Quake 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Fatal FuryQuake 4

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

Fatal Fury leans harder on reads: human opponents mix up blocks and pressure

Variance1 vs 2

Quake 4 leans harder on variance: Spawn and item timing add mild uncertainty

Optimization4 vs 4

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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