head to head
vs
Emperor: Battle for DunevsWarcraft: Orcs & Humans
Emperor: Battle for Dune leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Emperor: Battle for DuneWarcraft: Orcs & Humans
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans leans harder on reads: Human multiplayer adds genuine build mind games
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.