Building comparison
head to head
Battlefield 3vsNBA 2K12
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Battlefield 3
Execution · Competitive PvP
Large-scale modern combined-arms shooter built on destructible maps and squad teamwork.
NBA 2K12
Execution · Competitive PvP
Shot-timing execution and play-calling prediction against human or scripted defenses.
Battlefield 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NBA 2K12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield 3NBA 2K12
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Battlefield 3 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Battlefield 3
Gunplay, suppression management, and vehicle piloting
NBA 2K12
Shot timing and stick handles decide possessions
Reads5 vs 5
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield 3
Human teams adapt routes and armor pushes
NBA 2K12
Online opponents bait defenses and adapt play calls
Variance3 vs 2
Battlefield 3 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Battlefield 3
Spawns, destruction, and vehicle drops shuffle engagements
NBA 2K12
Shot RNG adds bounded noise to outcomes
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Battlefield 3
Unlock paths, class synergy, and map control
NBA 2K12
Play calling, rosters and matchup exploits are studied systems
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.