head to head
vs
Diablo IVvsJagged Alliance 2
Diablo IV leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Jagged Alliance 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Diablo IVJagged Alliance 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Jagged Alliance 2 leans harder on reads: Enemy AI uses sector-alert scripting, not player modeling
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.