head to head
vs
Guild Wars 2vsStar Control
Guild Wars 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Control leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Guild Wars 2Star Control
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Guild Wars 2 leans harder on variance: Loot RNG is present but secondary to skill expression
Optimization7 vs 6
Guild Wars 2 leans harder on optimization: Build crafting and rotation theory-crafting reward deep analysis
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.