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Forts leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION5 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Heroes of the Storm leans harder on reads: Team-fight cooldown trading is prediction

Variance2 vs 3

Heroes of the Storm leans harder on variance: Map objectives and merc camps vary

Optimization7 vs 7

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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