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NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Star Wars: Squadrons leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
NBA 2K16Star Wars: Squadrons

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 8

Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on execution: Drifting, aim, and throttle tricks decide dogfights

Reads5 vs 6

Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on reads: Human pilots in 5v5 bait, juke, and counter-adapt

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on optimization: Power management and loadout meta are solvable layers

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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