head to head
vs
Company of HeroesvsWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Company of HeroesWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Company of Heroes leans harder on variance: Reinforcement point capture variance and munitions drops add uncertainty
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.