head to head
vs
Duck SeasonvsPayday: The Heist
Duck Season leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Payday: The Heist leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Duck SeasonPayday: The Heist
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Payday: The Heist leans harder on execution: Holding off assault waves takes solid gunplay
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Payday: The Heist leans harder on optimization: Crew positioning and objective sequencing 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.