Review: Type-Rn/Mobius of Echelon

Forum; Proboards

Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime

As I'm not an anime/manga fan I can't really comment on the originality of the RP. What I can say is that over the years I've not seen many RPGs for this specific fandom.

RPG Rating.com rating of 222.

Approximately 50.

November 2011.

Beginner to advanced; it changes from player to player.

Average of one to four paragraphs per post.

Usually it is possible to gauge an average for the entire game, however, for this site I wasn't able to do this. There doesn't seem to be a site wide activity level expected as some members post within a day and others post weeks later.

Canon and original.

At first glance the RPG does appear to be closed/inactive because visitors initially see the log in box. It does quickly become apparent that clicking on the blue banners makes the forums appear. I'm mentioning this as quite a lot of visitors would probably see the log in box and assume that the site is inactive; maybe re-jig it a bit or put a message up saying 'click the banners to view the forum'? It may seem like a little thing but it may help gain members; especially as the c-box isn't that obvious and most visitors tend to use it to gauge forum activity.

The overall theme/skin used is nice and has some beautiful design elements, however, it is a bit of a graphics overload. The patterned background for example is just too much and it would look nicer and more professional if it was just a plain colour. There's always a warning when it comes to high graphics sites; loading times. While the site may load fine for you or most of your members (I personally had no issue either), there may be a percentage who won't be able to join the RPG because it doesn't load fast enough or at all.

In some ways the navigation is really easy and in others it gets very confusing. There are clear links in the side bar to rules and information topics. However, the actual information forum (called 'The Knights Code') is a little bit buried under the 'Official' category. I would suggest moving it to the top of the forum so that it can be found easier.

The plot information is conveyed through a general summary as well as summaries of individual plots.

The RPG information is easy to find and beautifully laid out, it's all very clear and to the point. The only comment I would make is be wary of the rules being too strict; a brief scan over the rules and I saw the words 'zero tolerance' and 'ban' too much. It is possible to convey a zero tolerance policy without seeming like you're going to slap a ban on someone just for making a mistake.

There appears to be a forum for contacting the site staff ('The Court') but once again it is only viewable to registered users so it definitely is not guest friendly. There is a chat box which is badly labelled but there is no way to evaluate the admin's response time.

I have absolutely no idea; the information only covers character creation and there is no obvious application forum - not one that is viewable to guests anyway.

Character profiles can only be viewed by registered members so visitors can't view them to see what the characters are like or the writing quality of the profiles.