head to head
vs
ARK: Survival EvolvedvsDark Age of Camelot
ARK: Survival Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dark Age of Camelot leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ARK: Survival EvolvedDark Age of Camelot
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Dark Age of Camelot leans harder on reads: Three-realm warfare means endlessly adapting enemy groups
Variance4 vs 2
ARK: Survival Evolved leans harder on variance: Taming rolls, spawns, and surprise raids
Optimization7 vs 8
Dark Age of Camelot leans harder on optimization: Spec templates and group compositions are theorycrafted deeply
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.