I played enough BFME, BFME2, BFME2: ROTWK and BFME2: ROTWK Edain Mod to know how it feels
(like running down 100 orcs with just 20 riders xD or creating an army made of 5k-10k orcs from barad-dur, minas morgul, cirith ungol and dol guldur to just run down complete fortresses at 2-5fps xD
But, well its a completely different game with different game mechanics.
Maybe i gonna buy it and play the mod xD (just looked at steam and it is available for mac).
You're gonna try Mount and Blade: Warband for the The Last Days mod? Well , that's great ( if you're getting the game that is)
You get to play as the good guys or the bad guys in The Last Days , example: if you choose " Dawn Of A New Era" means you play as the good guys . " The Twilight Of Men " means you get to play as Uruks , orcs and stuff. Both of the two choices are really obvious about which depicts the good faction or the bad faction.
If you play as the good guys , here's a few things to know . During the beginning of the game , humans ( Gondor and Rohan ) will only have a few days until the War Of The Rings start. So train your character as much as you can , because Gondor and Rohan will be heavily attacked by Mordor. ( I played as a Gondor nobleman for my first and only walkthrough , now he's lvl 41 and a badass swordsman )
p.s : the war started for me when my character was only level 6 or 5. Gondor's gear are more better than Rohan's
Playing as the elves certainly grants many benefits. True to the lore , the war does not touch the elven lands until you're lvl 9 or 10 , depends on how rigorous you train your guy. And get elven archers for your war party, you hardly need to lift your sword to fight , and Trolls will be molested by arrows until it dies. Elves also have the best gear in the mod, as does the elf troops. Elves can also move very fast , which allows them to dodge ranged attacks and counter melee attacks, especially your character , if he wears elf gear.
p.s : Elves are the best for starters ( reread the elves paragraph if unclear) , and if I wasn't hinting it very well , let me be blunt: Elves are the most OP race in the mod.
The dwarves.....well , if you are more of an expert to this mod , play as Dwarves to test your skills. they mostly use 2 handed weapons which is basically useless coz almost all enemies have bow and arrows. Dwarves also have one handed weapons and shield , but the one handed weapons are very short compared to the weapons of humans and elves , hence the challenge. Dwarves also can't ride , which makes them susceptible to critical attacks when fighting cavalry units. Dwarves are good in melee and ok-ish in range, and they also wear heavy armor but also makes them slow.
p.s : Seriously , don't play as dwarves unless you wanna get owned by the Rhun riders.
Dont know much about the the evil faction , but I do know that orcs are the hardest to play.