head to head
vs
Guild WarsvsPax Dei
Guild Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pax Dei leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Guild WarsPax Dei
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Guild Wars leans harder on execution: Interrupt timing and kiting in skirmishes
Reads5 vs 4
Guild Wars leans harder on reads: GvG and arena metagame against adapting humans
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Guild Wars leans harder on optimization: Eight-skill build construction is the game's soul
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.