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I've never played 4th ed. and started playing when 5th ed. was released.

I've always used eldritch storm to scatter. However,after reading all these post I'm not so sure.

This is a noob observation I would like to bring up. There seems to be a split in logic when trying to determine the rules. Some are word lawyers,RAW, and some are basing their logic after,RAI,the way GW comes up with these rules,fluff,real life like sequences etc.

On top of that there are special rules that are unique to a codex. The first army I purchased was Eldar. Now ,after reading various threads I am coming to realize that if mindwar and eldritch storm, among other rules,don't work in a unique way then the Eldar have nearly no rules unique to themselves.

I play against Orks,Necrons,Tyranids,and Space Marines often and I'm constantly having to sumit to their unique rules,with having little in the way of a unique response.

I hope this isn't viewed as whining,but rather a way to look at these Eldar rule disputes in a different light.

As it is the Eldar are seemingly out powered,remember I'm a noob,so I think RAI is the way eldritch storm should be used. So no scatter is my vote.

Very few of the things you listed are unique.

I'm not talking about things only the Eldar have,but about things that are resolved differently than other armies. Not little differences either.

Janthkin,to clarify what I mean by unique is,any rule that an army has that is a "rule breaker" as far as the BRB goes.

Like,Space Marines and falling back.

Eldar mindwar is unique,but is getting a lot of flak and is being dumbed down by some,making it less unique.

Star engines are unique

Drop pods deep strike no mishap is unique

Mob rule,well maybe

This is more along the lines as I meant.

I have no problem with ES scattering at all,but it not scattering would be testament to the superiority of Eldar psychic abilities