I dun like this at all Hard to read new format If devs were trying to get ppl to abandon forums - mission accomplished
I can agree with OP's feedback. While the new look is more "modern", and looks nice (besides the lack of color); it doesn't make it any more appealing to use with these features missing. :/ Edit: May just be my device, but the font size for poster names is kind of small when compared to the size of the box and the icons that are within. Probably not a huge deal to others but it just gets to me. Just like the lack of alignment on the game's main screen layout. Sorry.
I think one reason it appears difficult to read is there is a poor separation between posts. Many times I think the name appearing below the post is the author, not the name above. As a result of the poor separation it's like reading a block of text with no paragraphs. It becomes difficult to follow the "conversation."
Big concerns about the change of dates displayed on the posts. I would rather see the post date rather than the date of the last reply.
I agree work needs to be done on all of these things. We can see in smash monsters that the colours used can be different so just pick a batter colour selection devs. I know kaw is set around medieval times but doesn't mean that the forums need to be set in the dark ages.