head to head

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GunZ: The DuelvsQuake III Arena

GunZ: The Duel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Quake III Arena leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
GunZ: The DuelQuake III Arena

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Quake III Arena leans harder on variance: Spawn locations have mild randomness but are quickly mapped

Optimization3 vs 5

Quake III Arena leans harder on optimization: Armor and weapon timing routes are learnable and highly leveraged

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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GunZ: The Duel

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Quake III Arena