Is it me or are trackers the least useful and challenging of all the advance classes?
Don't get it twisted, I am not saying tracker orcs/ologs are absolutely useless and you should not recruit them under any circumstances.
I'm saying is, compared to the others. Trackers fall short, not only as allies but as enemies as well. I've been playing this game for years and I have never got the point of the Tracker. Is there something I am missing?
Firstly, the Tracker's horn to call reinforcements to join him is a worst version of the commander and Destroyer. Whenever a commander blows his horn, reinforcements appear instantly and can call in banner orcs. Tracker's version takes time.
Destroyer's version instantly summons sappers which can be a problem in a chaotic group fight.
Sure they can sniff you out, and make it harder to sneak around. Unless it's in the middle of hunting down another captain. It's an annoying inconvenience at best.
The best ability the tracker has is deploying bear traps, it can allow them a free attack on another orc captain should he walk into it. And can be a problem in a group fight if you didn't notice him place it.
Then there is the harpoon, which is only exclusive to ologs, and functions exactly the same as the Machine Tribe's hooks.
I hardly have any trackers in my army because of this. Unless a Tracker has traits that would be too good to pass up, I find myself more likely to pick anyone else.