head to head
vs
Gears TacticsvsWasteland 2
Gears Tactics leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Wasteland 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Gears TacticsWasteland 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Gears Tactics leans harder on variance: Boss gear drops, ability trees unlocked per run, and overwatch procs add RNG
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.