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Hunt: ShowdownvsMarathon
Hunt: Showdown leans Execution (Grand Arena); Marathon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Hunt: ShowdownMarathon
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads8 vs 7
Hunt: Showdown leans harder on reads: PvPvE stalking and ambushes are reads
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Hunt: Showdown leans harder on optimization: Loadouts, traits, route planning deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.