I have been delinquent on making comments because I got suckered into beta testing the up coming MMO Requiem: Bloodymare. First off I must say that has got to be one of the worst names of all time. I haven't got to far, I started building a Barbarian, but then found out a friend of mine was on another server so I started a new character there.

The really strange thing is you pick your race (Human Race, Big Race, Skinny Race) then you play for 10 levels (maybe 4-5 hours of game play) and then you pick your class. But your class is tied to your race, so only the Skinny Race can be Rouges, and only the Big Race can be barbarians, and on the Human Race can be Paladins, et... There are two Classes for each Race, and I have heard that some time much later in the game you get to choose another "Secondary Class". The second thing that is strange is you gain skill points and skills while you level up to 10, and then loose all your skills and skill point (except 3 I think?) when you pick a Class.

The big things it has going for it is it is Bloody as all hell! Decapitation, whole bodies cleaved in two, and chunks on the ground twitching and quivering after the kill! Awesome! The monsters are freakishly grotesque! And the character art is amazing!

Quests have been generic. There has been WAY to much running from point A to point B then back to point A again. There are not enough quests to lead you to the next area to get more quests, leading to more senseless running around the world looking for more stuff to skill.

I will write more if I keep playing.