head to head
vs
Nier: AutomatavsWuthering Waves
Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wuthering Waves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Nier: AutomataWuthering Waves
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Wuthering Waves leans harder on variance: Gacha pulls and echo substat RNG introduce meaningful hidden variance
Optimization6 vs 7
Wuthering Waves leans harder on optimization: Resonator builds and echo set synergies are deeply theory-crafted
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.