In many ways it's better (faster, more bots to choose from, no validation needed, no shout restrictions, "mutual gag" command, nackgammon, hypergammon, in active development). The user base is slowly growing but still quite small though, probably the biggest downside for now. Work is being done on a tourneybot and a new graphical interface. Suggestions for improvement are welcome of course!
Faster? Can't say I've ever noticed
More bots? True, but some are so inept it's laughable, hence the artificially-high rating of some of the older members
No validation? Not for now, but watch this space. And, tbh, it's a pretty insignificant one-off event.
No shout restrictions - definitely a downer, being one who doesn't want to read somebody venting off because their dice weren't of their making, or the world is against them, etc etc etc ad nauseum
Mutual gag - not familiar with this, but hardly earth-shattering I'd imagine
The user base is "quite small" - bit of an understatement there, don't you think? Just recently it broke a new record, more humans playing than bots!!