head to head
vs
ARK: Survival EvolvedvsCorepunk
ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Corepunk leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
ARK: Survival EvolvedCorepunk
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Corepunk leans harder on execution: Top-down action combat requires skill-shot precision and kiting
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.