Don't ever do transparent tags. It creates too much of a separation between the background and stock, such that it looks like you slapped some crappy stock onto a monochromatic background and stopped there.
That looks totally sweet! I love it! The dark effects and the lightning really draws attention to it. And the text is just the right size and font too. Awesome, awesome job.
i thought you were commenting on the guy above you........and i got worried haha. EDIT: oops, yeah srry, ahahaha.....nice picture too lol (who is this Azure guy?)
He's from the .hack//G.U. series which came out for PS2 a couple years ago. Great games and a great character, I'm a big Azure Kite fan, as you can see from my sig and avatar and even my username and usertitle. @LilRice. May I use it? I'll give you credit of course.
Overall, I wouldn't suggest transparent sigs for anyone to do. I like the background, but don't do it that way. It takes away from the actual background and effects. 7/10