head to head
vs
Lineage 2vsThe Elder Scrolls Online
Lineage 2 leans Optimization (Mind & Math); The Elder Scrolls Online leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Lineage 2The Elder Scrolls Online
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Elder Scrolls Online leans harder on execution: Action combat with weaving and rotations
Reads5 vs 3
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.