head to head
vs
Guns of Icarus OnlinevsSupreme Commander
Guns of Icarus Online leans Reads (Mind & Math); Supreme Commander leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Guns of Icarus OnlineSupreme Commander
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 5
Guns of Icarus Online leans harder on reads: Human captains feint, reposition and counter your ship tactics
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 8
Supreme Commander leans harder on optimization: Streaming economy and build-order efficiency are the backbone
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.