head to head
vs
Guild Wars 2vsWorld of Warcraft
Guild Wars 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); World of Warcraft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Guild Wars 2World of Warcraft
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Guild Wars 2 leans harder on execution: Dodge timing and active combat define moment-to-moment play
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 9
World of Warcraft leans harder on optimization: Gear, talents, and rotation are mathematically solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.