head to head
vs
Blade & SoulvsNew World: Aeternum
Blade & Soul leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); New World: Aeternum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Blade & SoulNew World: Aeternum
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
New World: Aeternum leans harder on execution: Active dodge-block-aim combat demands real twitch skill
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Blade & Soul leans harder on optimization: Class rotations, gear paths and dungeon routes are solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.