Personally I liked that it made the battle feel bigger....but I found myself missing the radio chatter...the whole narrative seems to stop during that part. The initial TIE reveal also seemed too big and showy. It kinda just screams "HEY, this is a new effect!". The music might be to blame here, not sure. I didn't mind seeing a wave of them coming in....but it made little sense for them to be coming from so far off...towards the DS....would have made more sense to see them coming FROM the DS...over its surface. I didn't care for the Imp March being added (much prefer it showing up in the 2nd OT film.......using one of the most iconic themes for something so wimpy as TIE fighters just seems wrong somehow. I love all the added TIEs....the battle seems way more epic now....but that intro shot (for me) is just too much.