head to head
vs
Act of AggressionvsGuild Wars
Act of Aggression leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Act of AggressionGuild Wars
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Act of Aggression leans harder on execution: APM and micro matter in fights but never dominate
Reads6 vs 5
Act of Aggression leans harder on reads: PvP scouting and predicting human build choices is the edge
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.