head to head
vs
Lineage 2vsPax Dei
Lineage 2 leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Pax Dei leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lineage 2Pax Dei
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Lineage 2 leans harder on execution: Auto-attack systems limit individual twitch expression
Reads5 vs 4
Lineage 2 leans harder on reads: Castle sieges and clan PvP demand reading opponent strategies
Variance3 vs 2
Lineage 2 leans harder on variance: Drop rates and spoil variance are historically brutal
Optimization7 vs 7
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.