I would really like there to be a number of new posts near the "subs" button like the number of new alerts near the bell button.

While the Subs button does concentrate all the topics I am subscribed to, I have no way of knowing if there are actually new posts in there. This has led me to missing important updates in games where the DM posts more than the players.

What do you guys think?

It is a great idea and is one that I believe Mahz is wanting to implement but hasn't done so yet. It will be quite helpful once it happens.