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Overwatch leans Execution (Grand Arena); StarCraft leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

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

Execution8 vs 7

Overwatch leans harder on execution: Hero aim, movement, and ability timing

Reads7 vs 6

Overwatch leans harder on reads: Ult tracking, flanks, and baiting human teams

Variance2 vs 1

Overwatch leans harder on variance: Minor spread and matchmaking noise

Optimization6 vs 9

StarCraft leans harder on optimization: build orders and economy are near-solvable

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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