head to head
vs
Borderlands 3vsDiablo III
Borderlands 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Diablo III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Borderlands 3Diablo III
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Borderlands 3 leans harder on execution: Tighter gunplay than predecessors
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Borderlands 3 leans harder on variance: Weapon rolls and anointments randomize
Optimization8 vs 9
Diablo III leans harder on optimization: Set bonuses and paragon levelling are almost entirely solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.