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Overwatch leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 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 4

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on variance: Retreat damage, wargear drops, and map control variance add uncertainty

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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