head to head
vs
Nine ParchmentsvsPayday 2
Nine Parchments leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Nine ParchmentsPayday 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 0
Nine Parchments leans harder on reads: No adaptive human opponent; enemy patterns are scripted
Variance5 vs 4
Nine Parchments leans harder on variance: Spell scroll drops and level randomization add moderate uncertainty
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.