head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionvsSupreme Commander 2
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Supreme Commander 2 leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionSupreme Commander 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans harder on execution: micro and macro APM at high ladder
Reads7 vs 6
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans harder on reads: PvP ladder rewards adaptation
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.