head to head
vs
Age of Conan: UnchainedvsThe Lord of the Rings Online
Age of Conan: Unchained leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of Conan: UnchainedThe Lord of the Rings Online
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Age of Conan: Unchained leans harder on execution: directional combat needs real-time skill
Reads3 vs 2
Age of Conan: Unchained leans harder on reads: PvP requires reading human opponents somewhat
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.