It just doesn't feel like vBulletin, AT ALL. How much compatibility does it have with vB3 and 4? While vB4 brought some major improvements over vB3, it lost some of the classical vBulletin touch, but it still felt like vBulletin in many ways. vB5 on the other hand, feels so remote and alien from vB3/4. It no longer feels like we're using vBulletin here. Did you write the code from scratch or something?
I just get this Windows 8 modernism vibe to it, which I hate. No rounded corners makes it look cheap and simple. How's the plugin compatibility? Will post thanks work, for example? Do plugins need to be coded from scratch? It seems to be a complete rewrite of the vBulletin code. What about PHP 5.4.x? Does vB5 support it? What are the actual improvements, benefits and advantages of vB5? I'm probably not going to update to vB5 anytime soon, if ever. It all depends on the advantages though, and if the modding community supports it with great plugins, themes and if there's any actual improvement in security/stability/performance.
One thing I really did like though, is the new Gmail-like PM thread view, which was an important feature in IP.Board that was sorely lacking in vBulletin. Now, PMs will become more interesting and coherent.
Chances are I just may ditch vBulletin altogether if it continues like this. You're removing what's good about vBulletin, and what was great about its looks and style. Now it just feels like any generic forum software, as opposed to the feeling of quality that was there with good old vB3.
I can't even find the usercp.php in this modernistic mess (btw, I like the fact that it specifically ends with "php" and not just "/usercp/").
I just get this Windows 8 modernism vibe to it, which I hate. No rounded corners makes it look cheap and simple. How's the plugin compatibility? Will post thanks work, for example? Do plugins need to be coded from scratch? It seems to be a complete rewrite of the vBulletin code. What about PHP 5.4.x? Does vB5 support it? What are the actual improvements, benefits and advantages of vB5? I'm probably not going to update to vB5 anytime soon, if ever. It all depends on the advantages though, and if the modding community supports it with great plugins, themes and if there's any actual improvement in security/stability/performance.
One thing I really did like though, is the new Gmail-like PM thread view, which was an important feature in IP.Board that was sorely lacking in vBulletin. Now, PMs will become more interesting and coherent.
Chances are I just may ditch vBulletin altogether if it continues like this. You're removing what's good about vBulletin, and what was great about its looks and style. Now it just feels like any generic forum software, as opposed to the feeling of quality that was there with good old vB3.
I can't even find the usercp.php in this modernistic mess (btw, I like the fact that it specifically ends with "php" and not just "/usercp/").
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