head to head
Star Wars: SquadronsvsTribes 2
Star Wars: Squadrons leans Execution (Grand Arena); Tribes 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Star Wars: SquadronsTribes 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Tribes 2 leans harder on execution: Skiing physics and disc-jumping aim define the skill ceiling
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on optimization: Power management and loadout meta are solvable layers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

