head to head
vs
Infestation: The New BeginningvsThe Division 2
Infestation: The New Beginning leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Division 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Infestation: The New BeginningThe Division 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 7
The Division 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill builds and gear set synergies are extensively theory-crafted
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.