Building comparison
head to head
FIFA Soccer 12vsTeam Fortress 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
FIFA Soccer 12
Execution · Competitive PvP
Stick-skill execution and constant prediction of a human opponent's attacking patterns.
Team Fortress 2
Execution · Competitive PvP
Class-based team shooter with deep mind games.
FIFA Soccer 12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Team Fortress 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
FIFA Soccer 12Team Fortress 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
FIFA Soccer 12
Dribbling, timed tackles and finishing demand practiced sticks
Team Fortress 2
Projectile aim and rocket jumps reward hands
Reads6 vs 7
Team Fortress 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
FIFA Soccer 12
Human opponents adapt formations and attacking habits constantly
Team Fortress 2
Spy/sniper duels are pure prediction
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
FIFA Soccer 12
Deflections and physics bounces swing tight matches
Team Fortress 2
Random crits and spread inject RNG
Optimization4 vs 5
Team Fortress 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
FIFA Soccer 12
Formation choices and tactical defending knowledge sit underneath
Team Fortress 2
Class loadouts and map routes solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.