vBulletin 5 Connect Beta

What you can expect from vBulletin 5 Connect Beta:

• vb5 is 3x slower than vb4 – and no, that’s not a server issue. See below screenshot of a post that was removed by vBulletin staff (EDIT: its now back again)
• vb5 puts a massive load on the database (if you are logged in, 117-121 queries for a single page)
• A HTML/CSS mess never seen before (40 CSS classes on a single HTML tag)
• Many features are non-intuitive (e.g. the notifications)
• It will lack a lot of features when released (stated by vBulletin staff on their forums)
• Upgrading from vb4 costs you $209 compared to $249 for a new license
• The end of free support tickets – you only get 1 month free ticket support, after that you have to pay for support tickets at $199 per year

And to top this, Internet Brands has killed their longtime German vBulletin distributor known for superb support.

As a vBulletin customer using the software since its early days (2001) I have to admit, this is a new low mark for Internet Brands.