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I know in the FAQ it says the rulebook overrides stronghold assault. But does it also override escalation?

In the escalation book it states if one player brings a Lords of War and his opponent does not. Then his opponent gets the following benefits:
1. +1 to seize the initiative
2. 3 VPs for every 3 wounds/hull points lost by LoW
3. Can roll on the escalation warlord traits table


These are some really really strong perks given by the escalation book and to my knowledge it applies to any game of 40k where 1 player brings a LoW and the other doesnt. Seems like an unfair advantage considering that models like Dante, Immotek, Ghazghkull etc etc etc are Lords of War, so if you take one of these guys your opponent gets some powerful boons for no reason (as if paying 200+ pts for these units wasnt enough)

So i want to know if those rules are still in effect or not, and is anyone following them (every now and then i watch youtube battle reports and never see players use these additional rules) i'm curious what's legal and what isnt.

It does. Escalation is what introduced LoW into 6th, it got rolled a few months later into 7th if I remember right.

Nevermind just read that there is an FAQ for Escalation that replaces the 3 paragraphs that allowed for these rules in normal games of 40k.

The FAQ changes it to only apply to altar of war escalation missions.

Great news because my opponent claimed the bonuses while fighting against Dante, which to me seemed like the kind of thing that would make me never want to field Dante again if he'll always give the opponent the upperhand in such a way.