head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsHighfleet
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Highfleet leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands 2Highfleet
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Highfleet leans harder on execution: Manual thruster-and-cannon ship duels
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans harder on variance: Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
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.