head to head
vs
Lost ArkvsMonster Hunter: World
Lost Ark leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monster Hunter: World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Lost ArkMonster Hunter: World
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Monster Hunter: World leans harder on execution: Deliberate weapon timing against huge movesets
Reads2 vs 1
Lost Ark leans harder on reads: Raid bosses are scripted
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Lost Ark leans harder on optimization: Build, engravings, and rotations near-solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.