And its said they are adding poisons to it as well. But I think alchemy is missing some components that arent herbs. Like Dwemer oil used to actually be an alchemy component.
In principle the debuff from an Alchemy poison potion on Physical Resist should not have a bigger effect than the buff from a positive Alchemy potion you use on yourself.
I've spent the afternoon on PTS to update my website's guide to alchemy. If you wish to see the updated guide to alchemy and how the Dark Brotherhood changes affect it, you can find that here.
leveling alchemy on your alts hasn't much to do with elitism;) it's easy and you get it fast. I have alchemy on 50 with 5 chars and it wasn't a problem at all to get that. if you have so many alts, yo
5 - Columbine is rarer and in demand so its pricey to buy. i use it rarely myself and sell most of it. However, lets compare that to say the rarity of the gold tempers and even the purple... yeah see