head to head
vs
The Division 2vsThrone and Liberty
The Division 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Throne and Liberty leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
The Division 2Throne and Liberty
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Throne and Liberty leans harder on reads: Large-scale guild PvP and Conquest feature real adaptive opponents
Variance4 vs 3
The Division 2 leans harder on variance: Named item drops and talent rolls add meaningful RNG
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.