head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsHand of Fate 2
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Hand of Fate 2 leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
Borderlands 2Hand of Fate 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Hand of Fate 2 leans harder on execution: Expanded combat with more weapon types raises the execution ceiling
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 7
Hand of Fate 2 leans harder on variance: Multi-dealer card system adds more complex hidden-information layers
Optimization8 vs 6
Borderlands 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.