head to head
vs
Men of War: Assault Squad 2vsThe Lord of the Rings Online
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Men of War: Assault Squad 2The Lord of the Rings Online
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 leans harder on execution: Direct-control micro of single units rewards manual skill
Reads3 vs 2
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 leans harder on reads: PvP skirmishes reward anticipating flanks and feints
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.