head to head
vs
Age of EmpiresvsEVE Online
Age of Empires leans Optimization (Mind & Math); EVE Online leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Age of EmpiresEVE Online
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 2
Age of Empires leans harder on execution: APM and micro under pressure
Reads6 vs 7
EVE Online leans harder on reads: Player corporations and fleet FC decisions involve deep human prediction
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
EVE Online leans harder on optimization: Industry chains, fleet doctrines, and trade routes are deeply solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.