.....With the final day of the open beta finally being closed this morning, I've personally invested my fifteen dollars into this game already with an early release date of the 16th of June for the finalized download. This game has the potential with creators Gravity Interactive and backed by Havok physics (Which whom also power games like Orange Box compilation, Destroy All Humans, and Bioshock, plus many more) to perhaps have the bloody balls to compete with the likes of WoW.
.....For me, this involves a sense of their service to the mature gamer and finally delivering a high quality mature MMORPG that also expands its horizons into an uncapped free version AND a medium priced version of the game with only loot deficiencies and experience slowing. The details are as follows:
Basic Package: $7.99 a month
Premium Package: $14.99 a month
More Experience Points
Free – Default
Basic – Additional 20%
Premium – Additional 50%
* With a Basic or Premium package, players will be able to gain more experience points needed to enhance and level-up their characters, strengthening them in order to survive the darkest parts of the Requiem world. Basic users will receive an additional 20% of what free players normally gain, while Premium users will receive an additional 50%.
Higher Chance for Item Drops
Free – Default
Basic – 10% higher chance
Premium – 30% higher chance
* As a Basic or Premium user, players will have a higher chance of getting items, weapons and armor dropped by the monsters that they kill in the world of Requiem, also giving them a higher chance of getting rare and precious items needed to defeat the toughest monsters that stalk the world at night. Basic users will have a 10% higher chance of getting item drops than free players do, while Premium users will have a 30% higher chance.
Lower Death Penalties
Free – 4% Experience points loss upon death
Basic – 3% Experience points loss upon death
Premium – 1% Experience points loss upon death
* Basic and Premium users will lose less experience points when their characters die in the world of Requiem as opposed to free players.
Regional Chat Functionality
Free – NOT available
Basic – available
Premium – available
* Only Basic and Premium users will have the ability to region chat. Free users will only have access to local chat functions.
Get more from Item Mall purchases
Free – No additional benefits
Basic – An extra 5% bonus points added to Item Mall point purchases
Premium – An extra 10% bonus points added to Item Mall point purchases
* Basic and Premium users will get an extra 5% and 10% bonus points respectively added to their account upon purchasing points for Item Mall purchases. These items in the Item Mall are designed to further enhance the Requiem experience and have special promotional items that are available for a limited time and that are accessible only from the Item mall.
.....I'll tell you there's nothing like when night falls in Bloodymare and the Nightmare creatures come out to play and show you just how fast you can be destroyed. Watch the videos below and I urge all those to at least check it out if you enjoy blood and MMORPG's in one wonderful package. Official release date is on the 19th of June for all of those who didn't purchase a premium package between the 5th and 12th of June.
I remember hearing about this game when it was still in Alpha or something like that. The prospect doesn't look very exciting honestly, it strikes me as Hellgate without the guns. Hellgate gets boring very, very quickly.
I downloaded and played the beta. It's terrible. Imagine generic WoW but with a tiny item selection and taking way too long to level up. The class abilities are all weak, and the game just gets boring fast. The only thing that sets this apart from any other MMO is the ragdoll physics, and that gets boring after you realize it's still the same animation over and over.
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