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Schedule IvsSiren

Schedule I leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Siren leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Schedule ISiren

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

Siren leans harder on execution: Stealth movement and rare combat demand modest precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Siren leans harder on variance: Sightjacking reveals hidden patrols; first runs are blind

Optimization8 vs 8

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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