I preferred the forums we just abandoned. i'd just gotten to figure them out, and didn't see a need for change. They seemed 'lighter' more open, and easier to navigate and clearer than vBulletin seems so far.
These ones seem far too crowded, cluttered and dark so far. Perhaps that can be altered with new skins; we'll just have to wait and see I guess. I'm just not used to vBulletin and i'm sure i'll catch on eventually(I hope?!); but so far it's one thing I'm not so keen on.
Everything else looks great so far, and I can't wait for a proper round to kick off! Great stuff Azzer, really well done.