head to head
vs
Aliens: Fireteam ElitevsBastion
Aliens: Fireteam Elite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Aliens: Fireteam EliteBastion
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Aliens: Fireteam Elite leans harder on execution: Holding aim on swarming xenomorphs is the core demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Bastion leans harder on optimization: Weapon and idol builds reward planning.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.