head to head
vs
Dark DeceptionvsPayday 2
Dark Deception leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dark DeceptionPayday 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dark Deception leans harder on reads: Monster AI chases by rule, not by modelling you
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Payday 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill builds and stealth route planning per heist
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.