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#IDARBvsTowerFall Ascension

#IDARB leans Execution (Competitive PvP); TowerFall Ascension leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
#IDARBTowerFall Ascension

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Execution7 vs 8

TowerFall Ascension leans harder on execution: Arrow aim, dodges, and arrow catches are razor-tight

Reads5 vs 7

TowerFall Ascension leans harder on reads: Couch PvP is constant mutual prediction and baiting

Variance4 vs 3

#IDARB leans harder on variance: Hashbomb disruptions inject genuine outside randomness

Optimization2 vs 3

TowerFall Ascension leans harder on optimization: Small fixed arenas leave little system to solve

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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