head to head
vs
Quake III ArenavsStandoff 2
Quake III Arena leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Standoff 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Quake III ArenaStandoff 2
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Quake III Arena leans harder on execution: Rail and rocket aim at speed is the entire game
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Quake III Arena leans harder on optimization: Armor and weapon timing routes are learnable and highly leveraged
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.