head to head
vs
Ashes of the SingularityvsStar Wars: Empire at War
Ashes of the Singularity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Ashes of the SingularityStar Wars: Empire at War
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Ashes of the Singularity leans harder on execution: Macro APM matters but units forgive imprecise control
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.