We've had few topics discussing various topic view options, such as most viewed topics, highest rated topics, etc.:
https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=196126#Post196126
https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=183479#Post183479
https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/181833/page/1

Specifically, I enjoyed the "Hot Topics" view from Classic. Here's a link to a live board if you forget or don't know what it is:
http://forums.basspro.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=pntf

As 7.3 gets closer, can anyone on the team drop some hints here if anything regarding topic views makes it in to 7.3. Thanks.