Ah, glad to see you've changed your opinion! It's always nice to see people keeping an open mind about the update c:
Personally, I think the update made the game a lot better. Of course, I will always miss the old maps, but these new maps are so much better and are made with members in mind, having many unique little nooks and crannies while the older maps were more empty and bare. And as Scuttle mentioned, it brought many users back to the game and forum and breathed life into a game that was starting to die out.
I'm just excited to see what else awaits the game in the future.