At release I guarantee you that the Orks will have the population advantage, and I adore that. Will it even out in the coming months? Probably, but there'll always be that huge bump for you guys due to F2P

Exactly what i was expecting makes sence thow

There is one massive problem with the orks thou ...

Player longevity due to free to play faction nature ... you essentially loose most of the people who like the game enough to buy it.

Care to elaborate, friend?

As long as the game is fun to play, being on the losing side can still be exciting. You can't have heroic last stands when you're always winning.

They don't count, they're NPCS.

I wouldn't count on that. F2P will be a huge thing, assuredly, but you underestimate the fanboner which 70-80% of all players have for the Space Marines. Plus many other players who would otherwise play as IG or SoB also are quite likely to go SM.

You hold that against them? That they like the Space Marines?

Yes. No. I simply want to say that there are very many people who like Space Marines, and as such they might very well outnumber the F2P Ork Boyz. That's it.

I hope the Orks keep the numerical advantage for a LONG time into the game's lifetime, I really want to experience some epic fights where you have 50 Marines just holding against 100 Orks in a facility until the Orks start to use some actual strategy rather than charging in through the front.

I really hope that some of the Marine players will actually hop off onto an Ork character to support the numbers if Space Marine numbers are too high (I know i will.) because i really want to see the green tide brought to life in EC.