Pros:

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+ the graphics are better i can give you that
+ the stable in the spawn room with the horses and elf are a nice edition
+ the shutters are open already
+ completing the map just to see the upcoming LOTR campaign feels like a payoff or a "to be continued" scenerio

Cons:

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- took away most of the awesome ideas away which is just sad
- reducing the amount of equipment, which becomes a desparate need for help
- difficulty is just almost insane
- nothing really has been updated other than making this map almost insane to complete
- 10 TANKS when maximum tank spawns six minutes early, are you kidding me???
- TURN OFF LOTR MUSIC???? isn't the whole purpose of the map to listen and enjoy it?
- new melee weapon is the counter-strike knife, cmon, that has already been done in other maps before and it's not very satifying

Conclusion:

"Every... single... thing... has been improved"
NO... IT... HAS... NOT (except for the graphics)

seriouS_Samurai, look, i just went through the changelog and i can understand why you got rid of your ideas, i still pretty much declare you one of thee best modder/mapper EVAR.
it's just that we've waited along time to see all the new content that you've put in and then you just get rid of them because of some stupid reasons.
"I received severals complaints, why I would even consider the idea of having lotr characters use modern weapons, so all the elven npcs have been deleted including Legolas support".... just ignore them, it's your map, it's what almost everyone's been looking forward to. Also the exploration is a great idea to show off the graphics before you start playin, besides you have reduced the amount of equipment so it's okay to do it. And finally the uruk-hai beserker is a great indication that the wall gonna blow (instead of "it will explode very close to 4mins") and it opens other oppurtunitys for saying "YOU SHALL NOT PAS- uh oh" BOOM XD.