head to head
vs
Final Fantasy XIVvsMonster Hunter: World
Final Fantasy XIV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monster Hunter: World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Final Fantasy XIVMonster Hunter: World
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Monster Hunter: World leans harder on execution: Deliberate weapon timing against huge movesets
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 3
Monster Hunter: World leans harder on variance: Decoration drops are notorious RNG
Optimization9 vs 8
Final Fantasy XIV leans harder on optimization: Rotations and raid solves are theorycraft puzzles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.