head to head
vs
Dead or Alive 5vsSquad
Dead or Alive 5 leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Squad leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Dead or Alive 5Squad
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Squad leans harder on execution: Bullet drop, sway, suppression test aim
Reads8 vs 7
Dead or Alive 5 leans harder on reads: The strike-throw-hold triangle is live human prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.