head to head
vs
Borderlands 2vsMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Middle-earth: Shadow of War leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands 2Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans harder on variance: Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Optimization8 vs 7
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.