head to head
vs
Total War: Rome IIvsWoW Classic
Total War: Rome II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); WoW Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Total War: Rome IIWoW Classic
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.
Variance4 vs 3
Total War: Rome II leans harder on variance: Random political events and dynastic loyalty shifts add campaign variance
Optimization8 vs 8
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.