Quelle: Warseer

From what A.Cavatore told me at the italian GT DE WILL get hatred against everyone and eternal hatred against HE (I asked if Shadow wariors were an attempt to playtest the new DE armywide rule and he smiled and said "I really like hatred for DE, I think it suits them well...") .
I also expressed my concern about the disadvantages of hatred: Cavatore said they are minor and you only have to pursue if you win HtH, not like frenzy. I told him about how sometimes my O&G opponents (I'm a dwarf player first and foremost) use cheap goblin units to disrupt my battleline forcing me to pursue and be charged on flank and front, he said that is surely a good tactic but in order for it to work you must be sure your bait will really lose or will even get into HtH and not get anihilated but magic/shooting. Basically he said if your opponent is able to use baits effectively he deserves the benefits they give.
From what I hear (but I wasn't personally told) other people told him hatred won't be enough to ballance SoA. He agreed and said DE will get rules able to make them even.

P.S.

I also asked about other things:

-It's most probable Hag Queens will come back and the cloudron of blood could very well be an option for them instead of a rare choice.

-Cavatore agreed DE assassins are too weak for their point cost and hinted they may get major improvements.

-I asked for better dark magic. He agreed it's too weak and said it will get MUCH more powerful and destructive. I asked for a spell to defend DE infantry from shooting (I suggested something called "Veil of darkness" that forces I tests to shoot all infantry units inside 12''). He said dark magic should not protect but utterly destroy (and he's right of course... It's only I feel if you want DE infantry to be played you need to give DE players ways to defend from shooting)... Anyway he said DE could get something like what I suggested in the form of a magic item.

-I asked about Hydras and why they do not regenerate since the most well known legend about Hydras (hercules, you know...) is centered about their ability to regenerate... When hearing this he simply smiled and said "they will" (regenerate). I take this has already been discussed and agreed upon.


Some little birdy told me a few things, not saying who though as I can't.

Dark Elfs are not getting ASF like the Highs!
Dark Elfs are keeping hatred!
Executioners are getting a powerfull upgrade but are losing KB!
Witch Elfs will never lose Frenzy!
Assasins may be able to hide in the enemy unit!

Whether any of this is true I dont know, but he/she sounded pretty certain.

I know VC's are being done first but there are two teams working on them.

Vl werden sie die Hass-Regel bei den Dunkelelfen so weit adaptieren, dass die Nachteile gering gehalten oder gar ausgemerzt werden. Immerhin müssen sie ja noch härter als die Vampire werden,und die müssen ja schon härter als die Hochelfen sein