head to head
BastionvsELEX II
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); ELEX II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionELEX II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
ELEX II leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy AI
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
ELEX II leans harder on optimization: Faction, attribute, build routing dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

