Are Orcs That Bad?

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

It was perhaps a strategic mistake on the part of both Sauron and Morgoth to rely on Orcs to fill the bulk of their legions.

But orcs come cheap (or in fact, for free). It takes much more effort (and gold or force) to get allies if you are a Dark Lord.

Also, in addition to they end of my previous post, about orcs enjoying murdering and torturing, I found just one of many examples:

Originally Posted by UT, The Drúedain

[The Drúedain's] losses were heavy in their feud with the Orcs, who returned their hatred and delighted to capture them and torture them.

The only reason I used that was because I was just reading it, as there are doubtless an almost infinite quotes of this nature.