head to head
vs
SOMAvsStar Stable
SOMA leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Star Stable leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
SOMAStar Stable
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Star Stable leans harder on reads: Other players coexist; little adversarial prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Star Stable leans harder on optimization: Daily reputation, horse training and race lines reward routine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.