head to head
vs
Albion OnlinevsCossacks 3
Albion Online leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Cossacks 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Albion OnlineCossacks 3
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 3
Albion Online leans harder on execution: Skill shot landing and kiting demand real mechanical precision
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Albion Online leans harder on variance: Dungeon mob behaviour adds variance but converges with knowledge
Optimization8 vs 9
Cossacks 3 leans harder on optimization: massive army economy and tech optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.