head to head
vs
Lineage 2vsThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Lineage 2 leans Optimization (Mind & Math); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Lineage 2The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans harder on execution: Moderate APM demands, forgiving unit control
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Lineage 2 leans harder on variance: Drop rates and spoil variance are historically brutal
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.