A studio is developing a real-time strategy (RTS) game. The level designer describes a 'level' as a map with specific resource nodes, chokepoints, and starting positions for players. Which genre-specific purpose does this level design serve?

Providing a linear narrative experience with scripted events

Creating a series of puzzles that must be solved in order

Facilitating competitive and strategic gameplay through map control

Offering a sandbox for creative building and exploration

A game studio is developing a game that combines elements of a survival game and a tower defense game. The level designer proposes that each level should be a large, open area where players must gather resources and build defenses to survive waves of enemies. The QA lead must decide how to test these levels. Which testing strategy best addresses the genre-specific characteristics?

Test for resource availability and balance, as well as the strategic placement of defenses

Test the levels as if they were a racing game, focusing on track layout

Test only for resource management because the defense mechanics are secondary

Test only for defense placement because the resource gathering is straightforward

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