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Hearts of Iron IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ingress leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Hearts of Iron IV leans harder on execution: pausable, micromanagement-heavy

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Hearts of Iron IV leans harder on variance: focus tree branches, events

Optimization9 vs 7

Hearts of Iron IV leans harder on optimization: division templates and production solved

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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