head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsArmies of Exigo
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Armies of Exigo leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsArmies of Exigo
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 5
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on reads: High-level play is predicting human openings
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on optimization: Build orders refined over two decades
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.