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Company of Heroes cover artvsWarcraft III: Reforged cover art

Company of HeroesvsWarcraft III: Reforged

Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reforged leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Company of HeroesWarcraft III: Reforged

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 8

Warcraft III: Reforged leans harder on reads: Human opponents adapt hero combos and harassment patterns constantly

Variance4 vs 3

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.

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