head to head
vs
Borderlands 3vsRisk of Rain
Borderlands 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Risk of Rain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Borderlands 3Risk of Rain
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 3 leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted, no adaptive opponent
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Borderlands 3 leans harder on optimization: Skill trees, anointments, gear math deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.