head to head
vs
Insurgency: SandstormvsPaladins
Insurgency: Sandstorm leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Paladins leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Insurgency: SandstormPaladins
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 7
Insurgency: Sandstorm leans harder on execution: One-shot kills demand pixel-perfect aim
Reads7 vs 6
Insurgency: Sandstorm leans harder on reads: Holding angles and pushes are mind games
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Paladins leans harder on optimization: Loadout card builds and item counter-buying
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.