>Do people consider orcs generally so untrustworthy or what?
>AP and orc are somewhat similar, but true, orc's bad charisma
>can make them hard to level up.

They have similar offensive potential, but APs can do some of it with spells, whereas orcs have to do it all with gear, which newbies don't have as much of.

Orcs seem to be the most distrusted and unappreciated of all classes or races. You can make an AP role that gives you a smooth tongue and a likeable personality, but as an orc you are sort of pigeonholed into being unpleasant to hang around. My experience certainly has been that finding groups is easier as an AP, despite having the village against me. As an AP, you can overcome some of your ally-problems by joining empire, while an orc has no simple way to get allies. Overall it's slightly favorable to the AP, especially as a newbie.

The other difference is group utility. APs have blind and summon. As with damage spells, utility spells make up for poor gearing. Even detect invis has some value.

Orcs and APs are similar, but I think it's a bit easier as an AP.