head to head
vs
Luxor 3vsPayday 2
Luxor 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Luxor 3Payday 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Luxor 3 leans harder on execution: Aiming and timing shots at moving spheres is the core
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Payday 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill builds and stealth route planning per heist
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.