head to head
vs
Heroes of the StormvsPlanetary Annihilation
Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math); Planetary Annihilation leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Heroes of the StormPlanetary Annihilation
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Heroes of the Storm leans harder on reads: Team-fight cooldown trading is prediction
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Planetary Annihilation leans harder on optimization: Economy scaling and build orders dominate - near-solvable openings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.