head to head
vs
Dragon Age: OriginsvsThe Secret World
Dragon Age: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Age: OriginsThe Secret World
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
The Secret World leans harder on execution: Combat is forgiving; reactions rarely decide outcomes.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.