Desert Warrior

Sheesh! You don't have to rub it in. . .

Agh, you win XD

It does if you're an evil mastermind, which I certainly am not. The Knights, on the other hand. . .

I've been planning this thing for going on three years now. I'm a LITTLE insane.

'Zactly. And I can be frustratingly nonchalant about what happens next with you guys trusting me not to be totally insane. *cough cough*

Private ones have more invested RPers. They've all put their sweat, blood, and tears into their work. Look at SoN, look at New Dawn. New Dawn might not have been private in the beginning, but it eventually gained exclusivity. With public RPs, there's not nearly as much of their being required to put effort into the writing. Not to say that they're lazy, but there's not as much tethering them to the setting.

eyup. Anther one bites the dust.

Overall, Leon's abilities are much more defensive. I think you're right, Keiko's abilities seem to edge it out a bit in total power level. Her having access to Akuryou Form is the main decider. Keiko also has more offensive options, while Leon has more defensive (as already stated). With this analysis, I must say I'm really impressed with the fight so far. You've been able to do really well with (slightly) less powerful abilities.

Good luck with the rest of the fight!

Leon
Super Strength- Makes Leon a beast in close combat. Someone without super strength with be hard pressed to beat him at this range.
Blood Heal- Easily your most powerful ability. Basically makes it so that damage you deal also heals you, similar to permanent life drain but less reliable.
Shadow Meld- Allows for optimal sneak attacks. Conceals presence and has no limitations or duration. Great defensive option.
Glide- Good for extra maneuverability, but probably your least powerful ability.
Transformation- Similar to Shadow Meld in practice, can be better or worse depending on the situation. The combination of the two gives a lot of defensive support.
Intangibility- Again, a defensive option. More of a fallback for when Shadow Meld and Transformation wont work.
Flexibility- Ties with Glide for least useful ability. Allows for stuff like Leon dodging the Golem with an acrobatic back arch.
Super Hearing- A reliable tracking system. Makes it hard to sneak attack Leon.

I'm curious, so let's compare our abilities.

Keiko
Shadow Weapon- can have any weapon at her disposal at the cost of magical energy.
Blood Magic- Has restricted aura attacks that require her to drain her blood in order to use. Nankan and Jirai are both powerful.
Broom Flight- Her go-to distance setter. Helps stay out of close combat.
Golem Familiar- Can summon a slow but powerful Golem.
Magic Eater- Can negate medium- to low-power spells.
Akuryou Form- This form grants a benefit to Keiko's base stats but also strips her off her Blood Magic and Golem Familiar. In return, provides Deathly Wail and Murder Beam.

I recall now. I left the group because the RP had died.

http://www.khplanet.com/forums/old-roleplays/6431-fate-2.html#post210790

yes I was involved. I just never joined the group. Maybe I didn't know about it? Whatever the case, it was a promising RP.

Ah. And somehow it was my idea.

And those were also when the groups were. . . actually USED.