head to head
vs
Company of HeroesvsNuclear Dawn
Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Nuclear Dawn leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Company of HeroesNuclear Dawn
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Company of Heroes leans harder on reads: Opponent sector pushes and doctrine choices must be predicted
Variance4 vs 2
Company of Heroes leans harder on variance: Reinforcement point capture variance and munitions drops add uncertainty
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.