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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings cover artvsWorld of Tanks cover art

Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsWorld of Tanks

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); World of Tanks leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION6 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsWorld of Tanks

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on execution: Micro, villager management, hotkey speed

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

World of Tanks leans harder on variance: Shell RNG and matchmaking swing fights

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.

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