head to head
vs
Blue Protocol: Star ResonancevsElite Dangerous
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Elite Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Blue Protocol: Star ResonanceElite Dangerous
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Elite Dangerous leans harder on execution: Flight controls, docking, combat aim
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Elite Dangerous leans harder on optimization: Ship build, trade routes, engineering grind
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.