Let them be Orks

Within the Warhammer 40K universe are a prominent alien species known as the "Orks", notorious for their infinite dim-wittedness, reflexively aggressive nature, and staggeringly large numbers.

For the upcoming Warhammer 40K MMO, Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade, the producers were faced with an issue: most of the players (40.7%) wanted to play as one of the other factions, the Space Marines. There are supposed to be way more Orks than Space Marines in the Warhammer universe. This imbalance would throw the dynamics of the game out of sync with canon.

The game's solution: while the MMO, like many, is pay-to-play, there is one exception: the game is free-to-play if you play as an Ork.

The expected result is that this design choice will cause the game's universe to more accurately reflect the canonical Warhammer 40K universe. There will be staggeringly large numbers of Orks, and they'll be populated by cheap, reprehensible players who will abuse the no-cost system by abusing the other players. That is, they'll also reflect the behavior of Orks in the canonical universe.

The idea of leveraging a fictional world's narrative need for abusive player behavior is brilliant. Will players be more accepting of it?