head to head
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsLeague of Legends
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); League of Legends leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsLeague of Legends
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 8
League of Legends leans harder on reads: Lane and jungle constantly mind-game opponents.
Variance4 vs 3
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on variance: Fog, map gen, civ matchups
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.

