I kinda like it, but then again, I play wood elves and high elves in WFB.
Actually depending on carreer in 2nd edition it's not necessary that elves always go first. With a fighter type, it's likely, but for instance wizards or merchants or any career without agility increase will eventually lose out to other race fighters (except maybe dwarves). In first edition it was worse, there it was pure agility, without the D10.