head to head
vs
Days GonevsPayday 3
Days Gone leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Payday 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Days GonePayday 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Payday 3 leans harder on variance: Guard patrols, camera spots and loot locations shuffle per run
Optimization6 vs 7
Payday 3 leans harder on optimization: Heist routes, stealth sequencing and builds are the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.