head to head
vs
ArcheAgevsGuild Wars
ArcheAge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ArcheAgeGuild 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.
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.