head to head
vs
Quake LivevsValorant
Quake Live leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Valorant leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Quake LiveValorant
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 9
Quake Live leans harder on execution: Rail aim and strafe-jump movement are the purest hand test
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Valorant leans harder on variance: Light spray RNG and unknown enemy positions.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.