head to head
vs
PathwayvsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Pathway leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
PathwayTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Pathway leans harder on variance: Procedural expeditions and event rolls shape every run
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.