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SmitevsVainglory

Smite leans Execution (Grand Arena); Vainglory leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Smite leans harder on execution: Third-person skillshots raise the aim floor.

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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