Reviews
Island of the Elements is an awesome place for hardcore roleplayers. People can come in, create a character, and roleplay their hearts out. The website's design is very neat and clean. The graphics are simple yet classy, but not to the point where it looks like someone overdid everything. The menus are easily navigated for people searching for things.
The main site is filled with just about any kind of information you could think of. In fact the only thing I can think of as being needed is a map, and it looks like one is already being worked on. There are very detailed sections for every character involved in the roleplays as well as detailed information on all the races, religions, and each element.
The member participation looks to be very high. There's alot of members so there ought to also be a well rounded balance in different personalities. This can be vital when it comes to roleplays. I've always loved roleplays myself, so I think the idea to have a website solely for roleplaying a fantasy world is wonderful. It gives people a chance to get away from everyday life as a human and see what it would be like if they lived on this fantasy planet.
The only negative aspect I can come up with is that the sections for races and classes should be added to the menu. It would be easier for a newcomer to be able to click a menu link that takes them straight to the races or classes pages instead of having to search for them.
-Reviewed by Velg, owner of Where's my Anime?
Islands of Elements becomes more and more engrossing as time progresses. With a grand scale of possibilities and a rich, continuous plot, the only limit to how much fun you can have is how much you limit yourself to. It can be (And hopefully will be) continued for many years to come and enjoyed by countless more.
-Reviewed by Nocturnal Pulse, a member of Islands of Elements.
IoE has been my haven, sure some people go here in lieu of actual social interaction, but it's the writing that hits me. Other places you just kinda sit around, following set rules of what you can do, what you can't do. It gets boring.
There's a freedom at IoE that is nowhere else, I can go out and destroy three cities, or proclaim myself king of a small island, and I can get away with it, because the world is not run by the admins or the webmasters, it's run by the writers, as it should be.
-Reviewed by Belgarion, a member(and fellow administrator) of Islands of Elements.
IoE r0xx0rs.
-Reviewed by Mors Mortis, a member(and fellow administrator) of Islands of Elements.
IOE is, for the most part, a flexible RP, but the best thing about it is that you can do things that will become part of the actual history. I mean, do something big enough, and you can become part of Fou Lu history.
-Reviewed by The Muffin Man, a member of Islands of Elements.
I'm definitely scared by IOE. I've tried other places, but usually their manner of splitting up the Storybook Forum is obnoxious and confusing. The wide range of possible characters is far more interesting than most, were you are stuck with elf-like people or cats.
Definitely the most interesting thing about IOE is the review system. You might want to make a character, but you won't bother unless you really want to, do simply to the fact that it takes so much effort to create a person.
The people who inhabit IOE are of amazing caliber, because only those people could get past the review process. Due to this, the stories are fun to read, and the characters, well...
To quote Xarl:
The characters are interesting and likable even though they are planning on massive genocide...
That just goes to show you the magnitude of greatness that IOE creates.
-Reviewed by Thunderbird, a member of Islands of Elements.
Have you ever gotten so excited about something and gone on a full rant about it, in an attempt to get the other person in the conversation to understand what's so interesting about something?
That's what happens whenever I try to explain Ioe to someone. I go off on long eccentric rants about Mors Mortis, Xarl Bluestride, Rein, and many of the other characters here, ranting about different aspects of the site in an attempt to explain how incredible this place is. This attempt is always futile, because IoE is an experience. To understand it, you have to read the stories, be insulted and humiliated by an admin, create an awesome character, and make your own story. IoE is, simply, too good for words.
-Reviewed by Luigi, a member of Islands of Elements.
Over the past three months I have come to know and experience IoE. What is IoE you may ask? IoE is a comprehensive role-playing site that has a staying power unlike any other. The dynamics of all the members working together have really helped develop one of the most in-depth worlds imaginable. The ability to make yourself a member of the community is unlike anywhere else. IoE is truly a gem hidden amongst a bunch of coals. Come and experience one of the best role-playing sites around.
-Reviewed by Aanallein, a member of Islands of Elements.
Alright, let's see... IOE's like a drug, y'know? Some people try it and leave and it's not for them. However, those that try it more than once get addicted. VERY addicted. You HAVE to keep coming and you can't just leave for good. You're gone a week, ok, it's cool, you can take it. Gone two? Hmm.... wonder what's going on over there? Shit. Gone a month? Must... resist.... Gone even longer? I....O....E... ahh, screw this! HERE I COME!
And the question is: "Why"? Why is it so addicting? Is it 'cuz of the other members (People like Shadow, Muff, Valeria, etc.)? Is it the superb writing styles of said members and the great stories they weave? The races? The flexibility? The fact that "elitism" is completely non-existent here and even a newb can create history with a well-written piece? Is it Faaip? My answer? Damn right it's Faaip. And everything and everybody else.
-Reviewed by Gren, a member of Islands of Elements.
I've visited many different RP boards, and there is one thing that sets IOE apart from the rest.
At IOE, things happen. Any experienced RPer knows the phenomenon. A story gets underway, might even go a fair way through, but nothing really happens that affects the world at large.
At IOE, things happen. We warn each other, yes. We try to keep them from affecting the massive superplot: that we leave to our creator.
About three months ago, the Seekers arose from the mind of The Muffin Man. In that time, they have engaged in a genocidal war against the nonhuman races, leveling one of the two elven capitals and crushing nonhuman towns all over one of the continents and a few island chains.
We thought about it. The Seekers got fairly well under way. Then something that rarely ever happens in an online RP occured.
Other people responded.
The Dragina Empire, the dark ruler of a third of the world, took offense to the damage being done to its territories. Its usurper of a leader sent out two generals to combat the threat. Lanklar, an elven ex-theif, and character of Belgarion, took a sizable division to the city of New Siber to battle the main Seeker army as it headed south, and Terror, the White Samurai, character of Xarl, was sent to the Earth continent to stop the only being who came close to matching him in mastery of the dead.
The Winglies, the long-repressed isolationists of the world, were awakened to their plight when a small group of Seeker airships leveled one of their three remaining cities before heading off to the south, courtesy of the Muffin Man. The Winged Abominations did a fair deal of good for their reputation at the six hundred and seventy-first Battle of New Siber, wherein they, led by the politician Reginald, another character of Belgarion, dealt a stunning defeat to both the Dragina Empire's forces and the occupying Seeker army. Lanklar, being a theif at heart, knew when to run like hell, and did so, preserving most of his forces. The surviving Seekers managed to escape on their last airship, though, and are already plotting vengeance...
Join IOE.
The plot moves.
-Reviewed by Xarl, an administrator at Islands of Elements.
IoE is a daily need for me. I went a month without my computer and I had it rough since I couldn't access the site. All sorts of things were running through my head, and I really did want to do things. I love this place, and it loves you back...kinda. None the less, I spend probably 90% of my internet time on here. The rest can be left up to the imagination.
-Reviewed by Melody, a member of Islands of Elements.
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