head to head
vs
Conan ExilesvsRome: Total War
Conan Exiles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rome: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Conan ExilesRome: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Conan Exiles leans harder on execution: Melee and bow combat inputs
Reads3 vs 2
Conan Exiles leans harder on reads: PvP raids reward reading defenders
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.