Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-95.148.187.34-20130120214333/@comment-2253300-20130315011717

You can't compare the Eldar of the Edar Empire to that of the Craftworld Eldar, Dark Eldar or Exodites. The Eldar Empire was when they were at their strongest. The military was in perefect condition, they maintained a higher level of tech than even those Eldar remnants, and their population wasn't on a steady decline. The Eldar Empire at its prime could crush any Ork invaders, and would likely have been able to go toe to toe with enemies like the Necrons and Tyranids. The CE and DE are just a shadow of that powerful empire in nerely every way.