head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A naval strategy-action hybrid testing fleet management and conquest planning.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A lore-faithful MMORPG where trait tree builds and fellowship coordination decide raid performance.
All Guns on Deck leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Lord of the Rings Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Lord of the Rings Online leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
All Guns on Deck
Light action combat with modest timing demands
The Lord of the Rings Online
Raid content has limited twitch demand versus action MMOs
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
All Guns on Deck
Faction AI is scripted, no adaptive prediction
The Lord of the Rings Online
Mostly PvMP monster play; rarely the main loop
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
All Guns on Deck
Battle outcomes have some rolled randomness
The Lord of the Rings Online
Loot RNG and deed completion add minor hidden layers
The Lord of the Rings Online leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
All Guns on Deck
Fleet management and strategic conquest is the core layer
The Lord of the Rings Online
Trait trees and fellowship manoeuvres are systematically optimised
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.