head to head
vs
Black DesertvsTom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Black Desert leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Black DesertTom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Black Desert leans harder on variance: gear enhancement is heavily randomized
Optimization8 vs 7
Black Desert leans harder on optimization: grinding routes and builds are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.