head to head
vs
EA Sports FC 26vsSea of Thieves
EA Sports FC 26 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
EA Sports FC 26Sea of Thieves
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Sea of Thieves leans harder on reads: PvP ship fights are pure mind games
Variance4 vs 5
Sea of Thieves leans harder on variance: Server encounters, weather, loot vary
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.