head to head
vs
Battlefield 1vsDead Island: Epidemic
Battlefield 1 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Dead Island: Epidemic leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Battlefield 1Dead Island: Epidemic
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Battlefield 1 leans harder on execution: Bolt-actions reward steady aim and timing
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Dead Island: Epidemic leans harder on optimization: Builds, lane economy and objective timing are study-able
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.