head to head
vs
Dark Age of CamelotvsNorthgard
Dark Age of Camelot leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Northgard leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Dark Age of CamelotNorthgard
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Northgard leans harder on variance: winters, wandering events
Optimization8 vs 7
Dark Age of Camelot leans harder on optimization: Spec templates and group compositions are theorycrafted deeply
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.