Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsFate
Borderlands 2 asks more than Fate, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Fate
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A charming casual dungeon crawler of endless randomized levels, fishing, and a loyal pet.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fate leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Fate
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 2
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Fate
Simple click combat with a pet tank
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Fate
Dungeon monsters fully scripted
Variance6 vs 6
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Fate
Random dungeon levels, loot, and fishing rewards
Optimization8 vs 7
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Fate
Pet feeding, gem socketing, fame quest efficiency
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.