head to head
vs
New World: AeternumvsThe Division 2
New World: Aeternum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Division 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
New World: AeternumThe Division 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
New World: Aeternum leans harder on execution: Active dodge-block-aim combat demands real twitch skill
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Division 2 leans harder on variance: Named item drops and talent rolls add meaningful RNG
Optimization6 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.