Before you vote, hear me out. Recently I've been reading about the F2W (Free to WAAAGH!) system, and it got me thinking "what if skarboyz were the standard class for premium ork players?". They would have the same arsenal as the yoofs (F2W), but they would be slightly stronger, tougher, and bigger than them (though still not as strong, tough, or big as a nob). This would help discern paying players from F2W, and would also add more incentive to buy the game. Of course, this could lead to cryings of "Pay to win!".

It makes sense from a lore perspective. Not everyone who pays for the game can play as a nob. The devs said in a newsletter that the approximate ratio of nobz to boyz is about 1 to 20. Skarboyz aren't as numerous as yoofs, but are more common than nobz. Alternatively, skarboyz could be an upgrade that F2W players have access too, but premium players get right off the bat.

I'm not asking because I feel we should be better simply because we paid for the game. We already get access to the rest of the ork race, and the other three panzy races, which is incentive enough to purchase the game. I'm simply asking because I thought it was an interesting idea and I wanted to know what you boyz thought. If you voted no, an explanation would be appreciated. If you voted "Wot?" then simply say if you agree or disagree in your post.

I vote no.

My reason is pretty simply that skarboyz are supposed to be elites. I think of them as equivalent to imperial guard veterans. Not big enough to be nobs but bigger then boyz.

Premium are going to be able to play as Elite and Hero Ork classes though, and all the Elite and Hero classes have yet to be confirmed but I'm sure there's going to be a lot. F2p will only be able to play basic ork classes.

Skarboyz might already be a class in the future.

In da "real" life all class ave skarboy version, so I don't understand dis. Ooooh one question: How to be we become nob? I know the squad leaderz nobz but i don't know how.

I think you get assigned it if you make a squad. But presumably you can be given lead by current leader

So da nob not bigger dan da other orkz?

I have no idea how the dev would do it, but I know how I would do it.

You have a skill tree for leadership, and as you invest more, and when you are placed in a squad leader position, you end up with different things. For orks their model would get bigger, for example. Marines and Chaos Space Marines armor could become more ornate or have the sergeants laurels for the marines or something like that.

Dunno how the devs are going to do it.

Ork models getting bigger has been discussed by the playerbase and it's probably a no no :/ Too much work would have to go into it

Yeah and if you keep losing and you grow smaller (because otherwise there will be orks with the size of a titan) you would be as big as a Gretchin. So growing isn't a really good idea.

Presumedly there is a top end for leadership skills.

Growth/bling is based on experience points you put into the leadership tree, not on total experience. I imagine someone who has fully invested in the leadership tree might have access to a Warboss hero class, for example, and their normal 'boy' form, will be a nob skin WHEN they are squad leader, and be slightly smaller then the warboss form.