head to head
vs
Defenders of ArdaniavsEmpire: Total War
Defenders of Ardania leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Empire: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Defenders of ArdaniaEmpire: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Defenders of Ardania leans harder on reads: Multiplayer attack-defense adds genuine opponent prediction
Variance3 vs 3
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.