head to head
vs
Ashes of the SingularityvsThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Ashes of the Singularity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Ashes of the SingularityThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans harder on execution: Moderate APM demands, forgiving unit 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 7
Ashes of the Singularity leans harder on optimization: Economy scaling and meta-unit army math dominate outcomes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.