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QuakevsSoul Edge

Quake leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Soul Edge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
QuakeSoul Edge

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

Quake leans harder on execution: Rocket aim and movement tech ceiling massive.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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