head to head
vs
DarkstonevsDiablo IV
Darkstone leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Diablo IV leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
DarkstoneDiablo IV
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Diablo IV leans harder on execution: Clicking and dodging are light; gear carries you.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Diablo IV leans harder on optimization: Paragon, aspects, and damage buckets are solvable theorycraft.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.