head to head
vs
Elite DangerousvsWoW Classic
Elite Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); WoW Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Elite DangerousWoW Classic
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Elite Dangerous leans harder on execution: Flight controls, docking, combat aim
Reads2 vs 3
WoW Classic leans harder on reads: World PvP and battlegrounds involve real human prediction
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.