head to head
Running With RiflesvsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Running With Rifles leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Running With RiflesTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 1
Running With Rifles leans harder on reads: Mostly AI hordes; human servers add mild prediction
Variance3 vs 2
Running With Rifles leans harder on variance: Sprawling AI battles create unscripted emergent chaos
Optimization5 vs 6
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans harder on optimization: Encounter rooms have clear optimal clear orders
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

