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SpeedRunners leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Starhawk leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

SpeedRunners leans harder on execution: Grapple swings and boost timing at full speed decide races

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 6

Starhawk leans harder on optimization: Rift economy and build-and-battle structure placement decide matches

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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