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FIFA 22 cover artvsSea of Thieves cover art

FIFA 22vsSea of Thieves

FIFA 22 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
FIFA 22Sea of Thieves

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

FIFA 22 leans harder on execution: Perfect inputs win skill moves, timed finishing and defending

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Sea of Thieves leans harder on variance: Server encounters, weather, loot vary

Optimization4 vs 5

Sea of Thieves leans harder on optimization: Routes, loadouts, ship setups solvable

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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