head to head
vs
Helldivers 2vsLeft 4 Dead 2
Helldivers 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Left 4 Dead 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Helldivers 2Left 4 Dead 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Left 4 Dead 2 leans harder on reads: Versus special-infected ambushes have reads
Variance6 vs 5
Helldivers 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol spawns and modifiers shake missions
Optimization7 vs 6
Helldivers 2 leans harder on optimization: Loadout and stratagem synergies deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.