It isn't only because orks are more obvious to be spotted on the battlefield and their melee reach being idiotically lesser than that of the other factions. It is also because the orks in this game are definitely more worse to react to the input of your controls than all the other factions. Everything about them is less responsive and thus far slower than any of the other factions. I find it ridiculous that I can be able to kill noticeably easier with a level 3 chaos sorcerer than I can with my level 6 slugga boy even though I'm a dedicated ork player. And the first moment I started playing with the sorcerer or any of the other classes chaos had to offer for that matter I instantly noticed this would be the result because you can not only see but also feel how much more and better responsive they all are to the input or your controls than Orks are. Now most people say it's animation speed but the way I look at it is that it's because of stats you don't see because that's simply what it is. Meaning saying orks should feel like 'orks' only means it should feel worse than the others and thus perform worse than the others and the melee class is the one suffering from this the most thus being the most noticeable for it. And being bigger and greener with a rokkit pack strapped on your shoulders just amplifies this problem.
Ooooh! This raises another question I have. What is the benefit of that chain-choppa he was using? I looked at the stats in-game and they looked exactly the same as the regular choppa. From this I suspect its got range (which would definitely be a good thing considering HAXTC's post above) but I'd rather hear it from people who know better than me.
Welcome to what Ork players have been complaining about for months. I've not tried melee since the patch last week, it's alleviated it somewhat apparently, by making weapons other than the Burny Choppa viable. (Me beloved Electro Clubba!) Until it no doubt gets an underseved nerf. (Yet somehow they Power Maul, it's equivalent, will remain untouched.) I'd love to be able to mod the Electro Clubba- but since it's unique and i doubt it'll get the Hunters Mark treatment, (The Sniping Hawk's Talon that's modable, or was the last time i had it on UAT.) Meh.
