Mmorpgs

[I)eadnerzhul]

This is probably going to be the only time I say this: "I PITY da' foo' that thinks GTA is a god-damned MMORPG!"

 

[brad.dude03]

JESUS. Get off of this back-and-forth bullshit about GTA. TURN THE CONVERSATION TO MMO'S NOW OR I'M CLOSING IT.

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

Exactly what I was trying to say the wholetime... Anyways...

Requiem Bloodymare is the next game I want to discuss. The first thing you'll notice when you run the game is how intense it is. The login screen depicts the insides of a blood vein with blood vessels to boot. The loading screen is a sown up wound that gradually opens up to reveal the muscles beneath it. Moving on... the combat is full of blood and gore. If you strike an enemy, blood will spray EVERYWHERE. The more damage you deal in combat, the more blood-soaked your character becomes. The more damage you deal on a final blow on an enemy, the further away he'll fly (realistically, of course, due to the awesome Havok physics engine).

Now the game is your casual MMO with a sci-fi twist that resembles DOOM somewhat. Demons have plagued the land of Ethergia and you, the player, are a Temperion, a genetically enhanced human bred specifically to combat these demons. There are steam punk cities and technology enhanced buildings and landscapes everywhere. The only thing not included in this game is guns and laser weapons and such. You fight with casual swords and axes and bows and arrows.

There is a deep character customization system. You're a plain Temperion until level 10, and, depending on race, will have 2 different jobs selectable. Each job has different skills and stat point gain. At higher levels you'll earn peices of DNA that you can bring to a genetic engineer who'll merge it with your existing DNA, giving you different bonuses for different situations. At higher levels you'll be able to choose a second job which corresponds to the first one you picked. Each second job has their own advantages/disadvantages, so there's quite some replay value. The final obtainable thing is the Beast Possession. After completing a quest chain (obtainable at level 23) and killing a boss, you'll be able to capture him for beast possession. At this point you gain a bar that gets filled up higher and higher the more demons you slay. Once it reaches max, you'll be able to morph into the beast you killed... let's just say it's a rather 'brutal' experience.

All in all, Requiem is a great game. It's strengths come from it's violence and brutality and it's extensive character creation/class selection/DNA editing. HOWEVER, the blood and gore may be a turn off to younger players and those who don't have a strong stomach.

An 8.5/10.

 

[Sygnal]

Requeim Bloodymare is f2p however, and so to compensate, it earns money through its item shop. Instant dissatisfaction to me. I don't know now, but the servers were always crowded, and if you logged out inside a major city or location with mass players, it's going to take you a long time to connect. The loot system turned sour when you have to 'roll' for items and lent instead of a fixed amount. DNA is expensive and bugged throughout. At certain levels, you don't get any quests and it becomes a major grindfeast, especially at the 50s. The M rating actually attracts younger players, who just come in and infects the servers. Oh yeah, Defenders are always bugged.
/end rant

I thought it was a fun mmorpg game to play around with overall though. It's pretty team and clan oriented, and it gives a nice alternative to the cartoony-WoW, although I can't say for sure as I never played it before.

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

Item Malls are what you're gonna get with free mmos and such. Even the good ones that are coming out (I.E. Crime Craft, look at the first page I think) will have an item mall. But atleast it's going to only be aesthetic and have a limited time period (special buffs), but it doesn't suck.

 

[RoughneckLeader]

Meh, I would still rather be paying. sure, they are free, but paying ones usually (well, big-time ones) are better quality (especially the customer services). One look at WAR, and I'm sold. And no, its not jsut another WoW. I've played WoW and this is alot different.

Also, if any of you guys are getting it and going Destruction, we have over 25 LOCAL people for a guild (+people that we have found through games) that have pre-ordered. If you want to be with this guild, jsut PM me. We'll have some forums (well, an actual site with forums) soon when my friend makes it. I dunno what server.

But all the officer/standerd bearers postitions have been taken. I'll make a thread when the site is up. Can't wait for sunday for the open beta! I pre-ordered the Collectors.