head to head
vs
Star Wars: The Old RepublicvsTotal War: Warhammer
Star Wars: The Old Republic leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Total War: Warhammer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Star Wars: The Old RepublicTotal War: Warhammer
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Total War: Warhammer leans harder on variance: Random campaign events and hero skill rolls add moderate variance
Optimization7 vs 8
Total War: Warhammer leans harder on optimization: Army composition, skill tree routing, and campaign economy are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.