it hasn't officially been announced, but it's definitely looking that way judging from the sneak peeks.
I'm not sure about that. Usually those types of videos are made using a developer version of the game, and that's definitely not his base, you can find his base in the clan Lost Phoenix.
But yeah, in developer mode you can do anything. I don't see why SC would want you to attack your own base, part of the game is making your base and seeing how it fends from actual players.
Yea check out galdon's sneak peak to poison spells,,,,you will see a gold storage being protected altho hit by a lightning spell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBGgMEUw0FM
there ya go! no more zapping
There u go problem solved
Not so fast. Now, with no reason to stay in higher leagues to avoid zappers, high TH level players are going to flood the lower leagues (I know, cuz I am one of them). And instead of losing a portion of your DE from zapping you are going to lose it all by being bullied by high TH level players.
Just think of this update every time you are completely wiped out by a high TH and you realize there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.