The old Edit Profile area of the forums has been reorganized into the new Member Control Panel. In this form, the area is more organized with more distinct sections for each important area. There are also some new additions to a few areas.
In the Profile Information section, there are new profile fields for Favorite Phantasy Star Game, Favorite Phantasy Star Character, and Favorite Video Game.
There is also a Custom Title field for members with 100 karma. The Custom Title allows you to specify a brief phrase (no more than 30 characters long) to appear in your posts under your name. It's like a second rank title (Citizen, Newcomer, etc), but you get to define your own. Please remember that Custom Titles are, like all profile fields, subject to the Participation Guidelines regarding language and content.
Under the Preferences tab, there is a new option to disable acronyms in posts. By acronyms, I mean these hovery things: PS
On the Avatar tab, you can now upload your custom avatars directly to the site, instead of using the gallery or linking to an avatar on another site.
And finally, the Signature tab has an enhanced editor for defining your signatures. You can preview them and use BBCode controls like those found in the posting forms.
So, there you go. I hope everyone enjoys these new features.
I may add some more additions later in the week. If anyone has requests for something in this area, like more profile fields along the line of Favorite PS Game, now's a good time to ask.