head to head
vs
Empire EarthvsWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Empire Earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Empire EarthWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 7
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on execution: Micro of heroes and units decides fights
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.