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Halo Wars 2 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Overwatch leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Overwatch leans harder on execution: Hero aim, movement, and ability timing

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Halo Wars 2 leans harder on variance: Blitz card draw and resource crate spawns add moderate uncertainty

Optimization6 vs 6

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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