Let's start things off first with the answer to how accessible the site will be.
First of all, anyone visiting the site, whether via logging in, or viewing as a guest, will be able to access all rooms (except the password-protected ones). However. unless you are logged in, you won't be able to chat. I'm contemplating whether the chatroom should even appear for guests; this due to the fact that one of the branches of the new interface development pipeline includes a video-only "embed" version.

The "who's on" page is also getting revamped. There's going to be slightly more information on each room - rating and restriction stuff, so you can choose what rooms you want to see. Guest viewers won't have the 18+ rooms listed there, even though they'll still be accessible via direct link. (If past experience is any indication, that means that most people checking out the site for the first time will think it's a ghost town...which is all right by me.)

The login system is a lot, lot better now - cookie free, and 90% less likely to fail the first time. One thing I'm adding is email verification. If you're already signed up, you can add one on the options page after you've logged in. This won't be used for anything other than "forgot password" things, so it's fairly optional - however, new users will be required to enter a valid email address when they sign up.

I'm going to clear the cobwebs on this website and roll out the new look in a few days...it won't really be any different from what's already there, but it's different under the hood. Maybe it'll make the pages load even faster than they already do!