Spearmen take far too long

Had an idea:

Maybe the problem with orcs isnt that they are too weak, merely the place their combat strength has been placed.

This ultimately boils down to a discussion of how you picture an orc. Like an ironclad defender who carefully dons his armor before combat, or simply a creature who (shortly after leaving the womb) readily uproots the nearest tree, kills a cow and makes a loincloth and stands ready for battle.

What if you made the fangs a lot faster and a little stronger but made sacrifices in their defense - that would make it more orcish in my mind - shock and awe agressive tactics.

But I have little knowledge about this other than in theory, and would like to hear what others think.

Toodles


Edited by Tordenkaffen - 20 Mar 2011 at 00:09

According descriptions Orcs seem to be all around good attackers in illyriad Best in spear, second in ranged, second in infantry,  third in cavalry but almost as good as elves only elven t1 is 2 points better than orc T1. T2 cavalry is the same with elves.

Edited by Thexion - 20 Mar 2011 at 07:22