head to head
vs
Black DesertvsHeroes of Newerth
Black Desert leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Heroes of Newerth leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Black DesertHeroes of Newerth
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Heroes of Newerth leans harder on execution: Last-hitting, denies, and fight micro
Reads3 vs 7
Heroes of Newerth leans harder on reads: Human teams adapt picks, ganks, and rotations
Variance4 vs 3
Black Desert leans harder on variance: gear enhancement is heavily randomized
Optimization8 vs 8
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.