head to head
vs
MechWarrior OnlinevsNBA 2K16
MechWarrior Online leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
MechWarrior OnlineNBA 2K16
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
MechWarrior Online leans harder on execution: aim and heat/positioning management skill
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
MechWarrior Online leans harder on optimization: mech build and loadout min-maxing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.