head to head
vs
ArcheAgevsMount & Blade: Warband
ArcheAge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mount & Blade: Warband leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ArcheAgeMount & Blade: Warband
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on execution: Directional blocking with a real skill ceiling
Reads4 vs 2
ArcheAge leans harder on reads: Open-sea piracy and sieges pit adapting players against you
Variance2 vs 3
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on variance: Emergent campaign events and lord politics
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.