head to head
vs
Guild WarsvsOffworld Trading Company
Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Offworld Trading Company leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Guild WarsOffworld Trading Company
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 2
Guild Wars leans harder on execution: Interrupt timing and kiting in skirmishes
Reads5 vs 6
Offworld Trading Company leans harder on reads: Live market PvP means modelling rival tycoons
Variance2 vs 3
Offworld Trading Company leans harder on variance: Map resource distribution varies per game
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.