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OverwatchvsTempest Rising

Overwatch leans Execution (Grand Arena); Tempest Rising leans Execution (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 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Tempest Rising leans harder on optimization: Tiberfield harvesting routes and unit counter choices are deeply studied

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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