http://www.acornrack.com/Blood_Lust/
The second RP I'm reviewing is a vampire, modern slave RP called Blood Lust. While the teaser doesn't effect the score in anyway I just wanted to point out that the teaser does its job well. The plot has a nice twist to it and even though I'm sure it probably has been done before, those same little twists make it original enough to attract a good member base.
First Impression:
The layout, I like it. The colors are nice and attribute to the dark, vampiric nature of the site and the layout itself is simple, yet very neat and organized.
The Public Area:
The Rules page... or rather the Laws page is very organized, I very much like that the staff can count and they have TWO golden rules, and.. there are TWO rules! The rest of the rules are divided into OOC and IC rules which are nice for quick reference, however I have 2 small nitpicks on the rules.
1. While the organization of the rules are nice, there is so much text that the rules page is fairly intimidating.
2. The little analogies used at the end don't work for me, taking jabs at Michael Jackson: that's a no. And don't try to fit a circle in a square? I did it, it's called inscribing.
(Small nitpick: no pictures from the caste of Twilight, fairly certain it's supposed to be "cast")
The Creatures page, lots of text again but nicely organized so at least it looks nice. Lopsided amount of information on Lycans and Vampires compared to Humans, but that's not too much a problem. Now for the small nitpicks:
1. Humans being the most powerful beasts: Not true in the slightest, Lions, Tigers and Bears (OH MY!) are clearly stronger beasts.
2. Though it states 'gifted humans' have abilities always of mental nature, it seems kind of vague. Powers that involve mental nature include: Pyrokinesis, Cryokinesis, Telekinesis, Mind Reading, Mind Control etc. etc. Perhaps a more defining term would be more suited (unless this is the intended reading of the rule).
3. In the vampires section it is clearly stated that vampires have Mental/Psychic abilities. While it seems that the vampires are more limited than the humans it is infact the opposite that they have the same limitation. The slash indicates "or" so it is read as: Dark Gifts are inheritable and always of Mental OR Psychic Abilities. In essence you've used more words to accomplish the same thing in the humans.
I have no problems with the Lycan section, it seems to answer all questions of how these are to be portrayed.
The information on the location of the RP is something the rest of the site should take after, short and to the point. While long descriptions are nice at times before joining it might be easier to keep things light and to the point and in the members area have all the heavy detailed descriptions.
The Application:
I really like that the availability for each position is posted on the page, and the application itself is rather straightforward. For all the text and the information of the site, the application is the odd one out here. Though it makes complete sense, there is no need for someone to think up a character history and personality and such only to be declined because their RP level wasn't as high as desired.
The Private Area:
The layout is also very nice and everything has its own little place. I have no complaints, all the links are nicely organized and any clutter is taken care of because of the links across the top of the page.
Forums:
There are a good amount forums for the site but yet again I have a few small nitpicks. With all the long descriptions for the forums it elongates the page and there is a rather simple code to have separate pages for the forums by means of arrays. This solve more or less the few nitpicks I have but otherwise I have no problems.
Members Page:
Just wanted to point this point because, I love it. It's all separated by user level and you can see avatars of each individual which are all pictures of their respective character on the site. Very nice.
Other:
Members profiles are very nice, probably due to the time they have to construct it because it is done AFTER the application is accepted.
There is quite a bit more information in this area and the length is fine since you're already comitted to the cause at this point. I DO have a problem however with the font, it is quite small and with all the text you need to read it's troublesome.
Role Playing:
The level of Roleplay on this site is as it says in the rules, Intermediate to Advanced - though most that I've seen are more towards the Advanced level. There is no unecessary fluff, and each post contributes to the furthering of the RP.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Points.
Overall a very nice site, there are some minor things here and there which I think might be explained in the FAQ however, from the perspective on somewhat solely basing their opinion on the public area those issues still need to be addressed. While there is quite a bit of information one needs to process for the site, everything looks neat and organized enough so it doesn't become too large of a problem.
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Reviewed by: The Jello Emperor
The second RP I'm reviewing is a vampire, modern slave RP called Blood Lust. While the teaser doesn't effect the score in anyway I just wanted to point out that the teaser does its job well. The plot has a nice twist to it and even though I'm sure it probably has been done before, those same little twists make it original enough to attract a good member base.
First Impression:
The layout, I like it. The colors are nice and attribute to the dark, vampiric nature of the site and the layout itself is simple, yet very neat and organized.
The Public Area:
The Rules page... or rather the Laws page is very organized, I very much like that the staff can count and they have TWO golden rules, and.. there are TWO rules! The rest of the rules are divided into OOC and IC rules which are nice for quick reference, however I have 2 small nitpicks on the rules.
1. While the organization of the rules are nice, there is so much text that the rules page is fairly intimidating.
2. The little analogies used at the end don't work for me, taking jabs at Michael Jackson: that's a no. And don't try to fit a circle in a square? I did it, it's called inscribing.
(Small nitpick: no pictures from the caste of Twilight, fairly certain it's supposed to be "cast")
The Creatures page, lots of text again but nicely organized so at least it looks nice. Lopsided amount of information on Lycans and Vampires compared to Humans, but that's not too much a problem. Now for the small nitpicks:
1. Humans being the most powerful beasts: Not true in the slightest, Lions, Tigers and Bears (OH MY!) are clearly stronger beasts.
2. Though it states 'gifted humans' have abilities always of mental nature, it seems kind of vague. Powers that involve mental nature include: Pyrokinesis, Cryokinesis, Telekinesis, Mind Reading, Mind Control etc. etc. Perhaps a more defining term would be more suited (unless this is the intended reading of the rule).
3. In the vampires section it is clearly stated that vampires have Mental/Psychic abilities. While it seems that the vampires are more limited than the humans it is infact the opposite that they have the same limitation. The slash indicates "or" so it is read as: Dark Gifts are inheritable and always of Mental OR Psychic Abilities. In essence you've used more words to accomplish the same thing in the humans.
I have no problems with the Lycan section, it seems to answer all questions of how these are to be portrayed.
The information on the location of the RP is something the rest of the site should take after, short and to the point. While long descriptions are nice at times before joining it might be easier to keep things light and to the point and in the members area have all the heavy detailed descriptions.
The Application:
I really like that the availability for each position is posted on the page, and the application itself is rather straightforward. For all the text and the information of the site, the application is the odd one out here. Though it makes complete sense, there is no need for someone to think up a character history and personality and such only to be declined because their RP level wasn't as high as desired.
The Private Area:
The layout is also very nice and everything has its own little place. I have no complaints, all the links are nicely organized and any clutter is taken care of because of the links across the top of the page.
Forums:
There are a good amount forums for the site but yet again I have a few small nitpicks. With all the long descriptions for the forums it elongates the page and there is a rather simple code to have separate pages for the forums by means of arrays. This solve more or less the few nitpicks I have but otherwise I have no problems.
Members Page:
Just wanted to point this point because, I love it. It's all separated by user level and you can see avatars of each individual which are all pictures of their respective character on the site. Very nice.
Other:
Members profiles are very nice, probably due to the time they have to construct it because it is done AFTER the application is accepted.
There is quite a bit more information in this area and the length is fine since you're already comitted to the cause at this point. I DO have a problem however with the font, it is quite small and with all the text you need to read it's troublesome.
Role Playing:
The level of Roleplay on this site is as it says in the rules, Intermediate to Advanced - though most that I've seen are more towards the Advanced level. There is no unecessary fluff, and each post contributes to the furthering of the RP.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Points.
Overall a very nice site, there are some minor things here and there which I think might be explained in the FAQ however, from the perspective on somewhat solely basing their opinion on the public area those issues still need to be addressed. While there is quite a bit of information one needs to process for the site, everything looks neat and organized enough so it doesn't become too large of a problem.
This Site has the Jello Seal of Approval!
Reviewed by: The Jello Emperor
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