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Hunt: ShowdownvsSquad
Hunt: Showdown leans Execution (Grand Arena); Squad leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Hunt: ShowdownSquad
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 2
Hunt: Showdown leans harder on variance: AI spawns and clue rotation vary
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.