head to head
vs
Cossacks 3vsEVE Online
Cossacks 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); EVE Online leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Cossacks 3EVE Online
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Cossacks 3 leans harder on execution: unit micromanagement under real-time pressure
Reads6 vs 7
EVE Online leans harder on reads: Player corporations and fleet FC decisions involve deep human prediction
Variance2 vs 4
EVE Online leans harder on variance: Market prices and intel gaps are meaningful hidden information
Optimization9 vs 9
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.