head to head
vs
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsvsUrban Empire
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Urban Empire leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsUrban Empire
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans harder on execution: Pseudo-turn-based d20 system makes twitch irrelevant throughout
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans harder on optimization: Prestige class chaining and influence-stat transfer create near-broken optimization ceilings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.