head to head
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2vsGuns of Icarus Online
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Guns of Icarus Online leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2Guns of Icarus Online
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 6
Guns of Icarus Online leans harder on reads: Human captains feint, reposition and counter your ship tactics
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Guns of Icarus Online leans harder on optimization: Loadouts, role coordination and positioning are deeply plannable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

