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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II cover artvsWorms 2 cover art

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIvsWorms 2

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans Execution (Grand Arena); Worms 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIWorms 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 6

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on reads: Opponent army composition and hero focus must be predicted

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on optimization: Wargear builds and ability upgrade sequences are optimizable

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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