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OverwatchvsQuake Live

Overwatch leans Execution (Grand Arena); Quake Live leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 10

Quake Live leans harder on execution: Rail aim and strafe-jump movement are the purest hand test

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Overwatch leans harder on variance: Minor spread and matchmaking noise

Optimization6 vs 6

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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