head to head
vs
Combat MastervsPerfect Dark
Combat Master leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Perfect Dark leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Combat MasterPerfect Dark
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Combat Master leans harder on execution: Fast movement tech and snap aim dominate gunfights
Reads5 vs 3
Combat Master leans harder on reads: Human lobbies reward reading pushes and rotations
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Perfect Dark leans harder on optimization: Objective routing on harder difficulty tiers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.