head to head
vs
Guild Wars 2vsTERA
Guild Wars 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); TERA leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Guild Wars 2TERA
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 8
TERA leans harder on execution: Action combat with skill shots and iframe dodges is the core axis
Reads4 vs 3
Guild Wars 2 leans harder on reads: WvW and structured PvP feature real adaptive opponents
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.