head to head
vs
Company of Heroes 2vsStarCraft
Company of Heroes 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena); StarCraft leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Company of Heroes 2StarCraft
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
StarCraft leans harder on execution: APM and micro control ceiling is huge
Reads7 vs 6
Company of Heroes 2 leans harder on reads: 1v1 flanks and feints
Variance3 vs 1
Company of Heroes 2 leans harder on variance: true sight, fog, weather
Optimization7 vs 9
StarCraft leans harder on optimization: build orders and economy are near-solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.