So I'm sure you've all noticed that it's been pretty slow here recently.
Some of us have likely just been busy with stuff, and a very few are busy getting ready for Worlds and may not want to tip their hand as to what they're up to, but I also think one major factor is the lack of new releases. Under the schedule we've been used to up until now, we "should" have gotten a new pack of cards a few weeks ago and we'd be looking forward to another new one coming up soon.
Without those new cards to talk about and inspire new deck designs, things have gotten a little stagnant. Once Seekers of Knowledge hits, I'm sure we'll see a big surge in discussion, and we've already had those discussions about how the boxed model is cheaper to collect and so forth, but from a community point of view I think I prefer the monthly packs just because they help maintain a certain amount of momentum on the forums.