head to head
vs
Final Fantasy XIVvsPrey (2017)
Final Fantasy XIV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Final Fantasy XIVPrey (2017)
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Final Fantasy XIV leans harder on execution: Tight raid rotations and mechanic dodges
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Prey (2017) leans harder on variance: Mimics and resource spawns randomized.
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.