But Nobs also use massive range weaponry as well. Keep nob as an elite who is bigger and can use all kinds of awesome orky weapons imo.
there are also shooty Nobz, you know. Shoota boy Nob, Tankbusta Nob... heck, Flash Gitz are an entire unit of shooty Nobz, or you could just equip a Nob squad with only ranged weapons. Nobz should be our Elites. We don't really need a "ground assault" (as opposed to Stormboyz) in the first place, as much as "boy" should be our most basic class, able to equip almost any weapon and turn into a slugga boy (here is your ground assault), shoota boy, loota, burna boy...
Just like space marines do melee, ranged or both Altough I think nobs should be elite. I would like the idea of an ork with just a melee or melee+slugga combination. No shield required, like the MoN the ork ground assault can use his large health bar (maybe some regeneration trait?) I don't like the idea of walking behind a shield to my enemy as an ork. Edit: THAT would be cool: http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120919074755/warhammer40k/images/9/9a/Nob1-burly.jpg
I know its a joke post but the guy who said squig chucks might be on to something. Maybe give the ground assault ( or give boys the ability to ) use attacks squigs . I was thinking they'd a sort of grapple tethering the enemy dude into close range with you for X amount of time since it jumps of your wrist which its chained to and chomps onto the other guy letting you get more swings in . It'd be unique and fun
