"So that is the new playing field in SS: A star system called Kauvara, consisting of 4 planets and 3 moons spread out over 31 territories, in which gamers will now do battle."
"Joining the slaughter this time are 2 more races - the dark eldar and a yet-to-be named second race. The DE are the darker, eviler version of the elf-like eldar - agressive pirate raiders. Most crucially, they have the unique ability to consume souls. When infantry die, they leave behind a purple mist called "soul essence" that only DE players can see and then harvest as a 3rd resource, which they can then use to purchase powerful global abilities called soul powers."
"Further complicating the balance issues is the addition for the 1st time of air units. Every race is getting them in SS except fot the necron. Air units won't be affected by terrain, and therefore can go everywhere on the map. They won't be squad based, nor will they be able to capture control points - but they will be able to destroy structures built on them."
"Speaking at multiplayer, relic is introducing a Battlefield 2-style reward system for online play. The new system will award medals for a variety of archivements-such as winning 10 ranked games in a row, or winning a ranked game with a 5-to-1 kill ratio."
Stand alone expansion
Pertinent details from the article:
Developer: Relic Entertainment / Iron Lore
Release: Spring 2008
Type: Standalone Expansion (DC style)
Races: Dark Eldar + unknown
Named Dark Eldar units:
- Raider (units inside can fire out)
- Warp Beasts
Dark Eldar will be able to harvest the souls of dead enemies as a 3rd resource
-DE get a new resource (souls) from killed enemies to upgrade their troops (or somthing similar)