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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth cover artvsWorld of Tanks cover art

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthvsWorld of Tanks

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math); World of Tanks leans Reads (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION5 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthWorld of Tanks

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

World of Tanks leans harder on reads: Map positioning versus humans is reads

Variance3 vs 5

World of Tanks leans harder on variance: Shell RNG and matchmaking swing fights

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.

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