head to head
vs
Dead FrontiervsWatch Dogs: Legion
Dead Frontier leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Watch Dogs: Legion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead FrontierWatch Dogs: Legion
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Dead Frontier leans harder on variance: Loot RNG and random horde spawns swing runs.
Optimization6 vs 5
Dead Frontier leans harder on optimization: Build stats, loot routes, and market economy dominate.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.