More than anything, I just feel something is missing without the intro of the Droidekas. They just have some awesome sounding lasers and the scene itself is well done. I actually couldn’t care less about the force running bit being cut.
As for the Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan scene, it’s not the end of the world for me that it’s missing, but I still feel like the transition is awkward with Jar Jar narrating. I just felt like the easiest way to fix that is to re-insert the Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon scene.