head to head
vs
Age of Conan: UnchainedvsGuild Wars 2
Age of Conan: Unchained leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Guild Wars 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Age of Conan: UnchainedGuild Wars 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Guild Wars 2 leans harder on execution: Dodge timing and active combat define moment-to-moment play
Reads3 vs 4
Guild Wars 2 leans harder on reads: WvW and structured PvP feature real adaptive opponents
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.