head to head
vs
DayZvsWar Thunder
DayZ leans Variance (Grand Arena); War Thunder leans Execution (Grand Arena).
DayZWar Thunder
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
War Thunder leans harder on execution: Aim, lead, and vehicle handling demanding
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 5
DayZ leans harder on variance: loot spawns and who you meet are unknowable
Optimization5 vs 7
War Thunder leans harder on optimization: Vehicle lineups and module unlocks deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.