head to head
vs
Star Control 3vsWoW Classic
Star Control 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); WoW Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Star Control 3WoW Classic
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Star Control 3 leans harder on variance: Exploration and resource discovery are scripted-but-unknown
Optimization7 vs 8
WoW Classic leans harder on optimization: Class specs, consumable lists, and dungeon routes are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.