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Heroes of Might and Magic VvsMight & Magic: Heroes VI
Heroes of Might and Magic V leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Might & Magic: Heroes VI leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Heroes of Might and Magic VMight & Magic: Heroes VI
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Might & Magic: Heroes VI leans harder on execution: no real-time physical skill needed
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Heroes of Might and Magic V leans harder on optimization: Faction build orders and initiative math dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.