The new maps are part of what killed this game before it grew in the first place. Sf maps are shit. Always have been shit, too much graphic demand... Escort missions are terrible for competition.. Etc.. The only thi they did do right with SF was the silenced m4. If there is any chance of getting this game out of the grave it's going to be with original/updated versions of 1.6-9maps. Mout McKenna, insurgent camp, weapons cache, pipeline, collapsed tunnel, hq raid maybe river basin. Maybe modify those maps to simplify objectives to make the maps more evenly sided. Game needs to be dumbed down so the average pubstar can understand how to play at a competitive level. Game is too small to divide the population with 20 maps...in its peak it was too small to do that.
TL.DR; don't make the same mistakes the devs made by adding shitty maps before perfecting the great ones the game already has.
I think it's funny how you think adding more maps makes the game worse. I have a secret for you buddy, if you dont like them, you dont have to play them. If the maps were so shitty, no one would play them, but they do.
People who pub do so because they just want to relax and play some AA, its not because they dont understand how to play competitively, that's an ignorant statement at best. I feel your whole view of pubbing is just way off. I played comp for a bit, wasnt very good but i played and now all i really want to do is just pub with a few people and have some fun. It's not always about competition.
I'll just end with this, changing the regular maps to make them better for competition is just a bad idea. The only people who complain are a tiny amount of competitive players who make up a small portion of the community. The rest just want to play the maps they've come to know and love.