1) The new text is better. The shaded text looks much better than the plain black. Could be a smidge darker though.
2) The new world looks better. The old one looks somewhat insubstantial and ...somehow fake. It (the world) is much more interesting in the new one because it is much more visible.
I) I'm not that sold on the new border, nor the old one. Not quite sure what would work. Suggestions?