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Halo: Combat Evolved leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Heroes & Generals leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 4

Heroes & Generals leans harder on reads: Human squads adapt, though massive battles dilute individual mind-games

Variance2 vs 3

Heroes & Generals leans harder on variance: Spawn flow and map-wide chaos add unpredictability

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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