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Rainbow Six Siege leans Reads (Grand Arena); Rivals of Aether leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Rivals of Aether leans harder on execution: Wavedash movement and off-stage edgeguards require real physical precision

Reads9 vs 9

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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