Ok, so first off I don't know if I like the text placement. The little thingies should go for the style you're trying to get, the border as well. You should try to add some more interesting elements to it. Whatever you want, not too much though, hence the "Gloom"
where else would i put the text besides the middle, for a sig like this, i think it needs some text, text stays, got the version with no border up.
Yeah the text should stay, just should. Taking away the blur on it made it look a lot more incorporated into the sig and like it should be there, kudos.
im using this text from now on, or at least more often, im usualy really bad with text. this sig was very interesting, i duplicated the backround layer, then set the overlaying layer on a BnW gradient map, then set it on 50 opacity, so it looked like gloomy colors. (reference from the Halo 3 FX) then detail blurred over it a little. i think turned out nice.