also, i'd like to see the return of thank you buttons. and in the main forum menu, its harder to tell which posts have been read, which have new posts etc. the icons on the left arent as distinct as before. it just tells you how many posts youve made.
arcade would be good, chat too. i remember the last time we had chat. i think it was just wood and stred in there all the time. DP too i think.
you might want to make the white a different colour just so it blends better but still keeps a little contrast.