JudasIscariot: Would anyone recommend a Norse to team to a beginner that has played a couple of games?
mefet: In that kind of play I'll recomend orcs better. They are strong, they can throw the ball around and their high AV makes them very durable.
I'll probably play orcs if I change from skaven.
That being said, norses are very strong, but have problems with the ball during a few matches
Ball handlingwise norse are just bit better than orcs actually.
In general norse are just a bit faster and have higher AG (black orcs got ag2 and goblins are stunty). In ball handling the only difference is that norse thrower starts with block + pass, while orc thrower starts with sure hands + pass. Orc thrower got av8 and mv5 while norse thrower has av7 and mv6.
So level one orc thrower can pick up the ball better than norse thrower, but norse thrower has more potential players to pass it to, is faster and has block to protect him when he gets blocked.
---
Ofcourse durabilitywise orcs are far more reliable than norse, especially after they get few skills under the belt.