head to head
vs
Diablo IVvsFate
Diablo IV leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fate leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Diablo IVFate
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
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.
Optimization8 vs 7
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.