head to head
vs
Age of Empires: OnlinevsGuild Wars
Age of Empires: Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of Empires: OnlineGuild Wars
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Guild Wars leans harder on reads: GvG and arena metagame against adapting humans
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Guild Wars leans harder on optimization: Eight-skill build construction is the game's soul
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.