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NHL 12vsPaladins

NHL 12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Paladins leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
NHL 12Paladins

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Paladins leans harder on execution: Hitscan aim and ability timing in firefights

Reads5 vs 6

Paladins leans harder on reads: Human teams flank, bait ults, and adapt

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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