head to head
vs
Company of Heroes 3vsWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Company of Heroes 3 leans Reads (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Company of Heroes 3Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on execution: Micro of heroes and units decides fights
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on optimization: Build orders, creeping routes, and matchup theory run deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.