Building comparison
head to head
Company of Heroes 2vsThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Company of Heroes 2
Reads · Grand Arena
Cold-front sequel; same reads-heavy tactical RTS feel.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Optimization · Mind & Math
Tolkien RTS where build orders and army counters decide the war for Middle-earth.
Company of Heroes 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Company of Heroes 2The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Company of Heroes 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Company of Heroes 2
squad micro under pressure
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Micro and multitasking under real-time pressure
Reads7 vs 6
Company of Heroes 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Company of Heroes 2
1v1 flanks and feints
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Multiplayer rewards predicting opponent army choices
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Company of Heroes 2
true sight, fog, weather
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Scouting hides enemy composition until revealed
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Company of Heroes 2
commander and build paths solved
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Build orders and counter units are largely solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.
full breakdown
Company of Heroes 2 →
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth →
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