head to head
vs
iRacingvsNew World: Aeternum
iRacing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New World: Aeternum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
iRacingNew World: Aeternum
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 7
iRacing leans harder on execution: Brutally precise wheel inputs required
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
New World: Aeternum leans harder on variance: Gear drops add variance but crafting reduces reliance on RNG
Optimization7 vs 6
iRacing leans harder on optimization: Setup, strategy, iRating progression
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.