head to head
vs
Battlefield 4vsNBA 2K21
Battlefield 4 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NBA 2K21 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Battlefield 4NBA 2K21
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 6
NBA 2K21 leans harder on reads: Online defense-reading and tendency baiting is constant
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.