head to head
vs
Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenvsLichdom: Battlemage
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Lichdom: Battlemage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenLichdom: Battlemage
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Lichdom: Battlemage leans harder on variance: Random crafting component drops shape available spells
Optimization7 vs 6
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen leans harder on optimization: Vocation builds, augment stacking and monster weak-point knowledge 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.