head to head
vs
New World: AeternumvsV Rising
New World: Aeternum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); V Rising leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
New World: AeternumV Rising
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
New World: Aeternum leans harder on execution: Active dodge-block-aim combat demands real twitch skill
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
New World: Aeternum leans harder on variance: Gear drops add variance but crafting reduces reliance on RNG
Optimization6 vs 8
V Rising leans harder on optimization: Base defense, gear, blood type planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.