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PUBG LitevsSea of Thieves

PUBG Lite leans Execution (Grand Arena); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

PUBG Lite leans harder on execution: Aimbot wins the gunfights that decide every final circle

Reads6 vs 7

Sea of Thieves leans harder on reads: PvP ship fights are pure mind games

Variance6 vs 5

PUBG Lite leans harder on variance: Loot spawns, circle pulls and drop locations randomise every match

Optimization4 vs 5

Sea of Thieves leans harder on optimization: Routes, loadouts, ship setups 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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