The new map was introduced on grail now aswell.
I'm not happy at all with this new map, I just can't figure out why it should be neccessary to change a working system (... and the old map did work well).
But I can see the bigger picture with Ambergames wanting to push the game to be more realistic and get a historical touch. That's why they need such a map, even though the old map was better for gameplay.
That being said, I'm not sure if this will ever be taken back, although
every single player opinion concerning the 3D-map I've heard so far is between
"worse than before" and
"f****** horrible ".
With a few improvements, bug fixes and changes, the new map could turn into something I could work with ... The biggest problem is still not being able to distinguish between certain locations. But there are other problems, too, like quickly going to a certain location requiring actually writing down "xx/yy (valley number)" each time or the lowered performance and longer loading times that come with the new map.
The situation right now is really frustrating and is taking away most of the fun of the game.