head to head
vs
Age of Conan: UnchainedvsWoW Classic
Age of Conan: Unchained leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); WoW Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of Conan: UnchainedWoW Classic
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
WoW Classic leans harder on optimization: Class specs, consumable lists, and dungeon routes are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.