head to head
vs
ARC RaidersvsSea of Thieves
ARC Raiders leans Execution (Grand Arena); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
ARC RaidersSea of Thieves
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
ARC Raiders leans harder on execution: Gunplay and movement under machine fire
Reads6 vs 7
Sea of Thieves leans harder on reads: PvP ship fights are pure mind games
Variance6 vs 5
ARC Raiders leans harder on variance: Loot spawns and unknown player positions
Optimization5 vs 5
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.