Requiem: Bloodymare
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| Developer(s) | GRAVITY Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | GRAVITY Co., Ltd. |
| Engine | Havok |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | GRB: 18 ESRB: M (17+) |
| Media | Download |
| System requirements | OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent 2.0 GHz |
| Input methods | Keyboard, mouse |
Requiem: Bloodymare is a darkly themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by GRAVITY.
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[edit] Story
In the Ancient Times, the 8 Original Races left no record of times for our history books, only relics and pictures found in Ruins outside of Ethergia. Of those original races, only 4 have survived to this day.
During the Multi-Race Era, the cultures had kept their own ways, while either working with others or conflicting against them. Eventually, the racial conflicts between Humans and Demihumans led to a monstrous war.
The Nats, creatures of the night, believed themselves better than the other races and strived for domination. The Xenoa and Tran, of course, fought back. Although the Demihumans dominated at the beginning of the war, the Bartuk (whose appearance looks closer to humans than monsters) abruptly changed sides.
They abandoned their Ohrg and Khuns brothers and joined the Human race, giving the Xenoa and Tran the upper hand. The Eonay, although neutral and hateful of meddling and chaos, took the opportunity to gain power, by tapping the strength of Science Mana during the war.
The Nats, attempting to turn the war in their favor, created the Kruxena from mixing their breed with the remaining Bartuk on their side. However, when the Nats touched 'Noxxion' their source of the Luahn Mana¡¦ a horrible mistake occurred, and they ended up locked in a dimensional gap, leaving the Kruxena lost and scattered across the corners of the world. The Humans then easily became victorious, wiping out the Ohrg and Khun, and making apparent peace with the Bartuk. After the war, the Eonay achieved ultimate prosperity with their Science Mana on Exekion and eventually decided to go beyond this dimension and disappeared to unknown places.
In Medieval Times, the Xenoa, Tran, and Bartuk united to form the Holy Xenon Empire. During this time, the Xenoa absorbed what was left of the Eonay's Science Mana and took the Tran and the Bartuk under their domain, forcing every race to serve The God. At this time, the Kruxena still led their own culture, but their existence had become known to the Humans, as there were some who had left to join them. Different political parties arose within the HXE and opened hostilities between them.
The Radical Party (under the leadership of Antius III) took absolute control and proclaimed that studying science was paganism¡¦ and the Dark Era began, in which all magic inherited from the Eonay and the Nats became prohibited. During the Dark Era, the Xenoa treated the Tran and Bartuk as lower forms of life, resulting in the rebellion known as Bloody Tuesday, in which Bartuk children were massacred in public.
The Kruxena joined the Marze Wars that broke out to help their blood clan, the Bartuk. When the Xenoa faced their destruction, they executed the 'Thanatos Project', which involved the forbidden materializing of the Nats' Luahn Mana and the Science Mana of the Eonays; resulting in an explosive combination, that tore Ethergia's continents apart.
In Modern Times, the few remaining Human survivors took a long time to pull together and start living again on the Continent of Change. During the Segregation Era, the separated settlers formed a City State, which also bore the name of the Holy Xenon Empire. The unstable magic power took civilization backward and caused a decline in the standard of living; as mutated creatures began to appear in the damaged ecosystem. The leader of the Liberal Party became the High Priest of the Xenon Order and put all efforts into rebuilding the Order as the greatest religion by trying to fix all the wrongs of the past.
One day, the 'Ioxenic' appeared in Rozen City. They supplied the blueprints for a power station that would use Ion energy; the main source of energy on Ethergia, and the element of the Eonay's Dark Science.
Ioxenic would take civilization to the next level, during the Prosperous Era. With better means to supply energy, it became a household name. Then, another organization appeared.
The 'Guildenstein Merchant Guild' made something possible that wasn't available before, the ability to trade to other continents. And the whole of Ethergia would now be connected by the same destiny. By this time, Ioxenic began studies to develop a 'Temperion' prototype, to supplement the Thanatos¡¦ in secret. The prototypes, code-named 'Naothes' (traveler, adventurer), were placed in the Zudekha Continent to discover the old relics that races like Ohrg and Khun had left there. An Ioxenic researcher, Ilkes, found out about the Order's secrets and used completed Temperions to form the 'Fenrir Canine' and reveal Ioxenic's corruption and hidden conspiracy.
In the Present Time, mutant creatures threaten the existence of mankind. Dark Creatures have also begun to appear mysteriously, during the night. During this Chaotic Era we live in, Ioxenic has announced that they would release their finalized versions of the Temperions, 'Humanoids' that can fight the mutated creatures and evil spirits of the night! Now, Ioxenic is being called the Savior of the World (its only opponents, the Fenrir Canine); and we have started our fight, yet again, for Humanity's existence...
[edit] Game Features
[edit] Physics
MMORPG using ragdoll physics. Successfully created powerful and creative ragdoll death sequences.
[edit] Nightmare Monsters
Even the most experienced of players will cringe when darkness falls in the world of Requiem. The bloodthirsty Nightmare Monsters that appear at night will ravage even the strongest of parties if not well prepared for battle.
[edit] Weapon Enhancements
With several different item enhancement systems, players can create new items or upgrade and customize existing ones to best suit their needs.
[edit] Beast Possession System
Unleash the incredible power of the beast within by transforming your character into a ferocious creature. Level-up your Beast Possession to equip it with an even deadlier selection of various skills and abilities needed to survive. However it requires you to fill a Hardcore Bar up by killing the monsters before you can use it.
[edit] PVP
Prepare to battle your foes on an enormous scale. Requiem features 8-vs-8, 16-vs-16, 32-vs-32, and a colossal 96-vs-96 battlefield, where only the victorious are rewarded with special items used for obtaining the rarest of weapons and armor!
[edit] DNA System
Boost your character strengths and minimize their weaknesses by reorganizing their DNA as you see fit. Having full control over their evolution leads to a wide variety of character builds sharing the same class and race.
[edit] Group Zones
Jump over obstacles, collect items and more needed to pass through locked areas as you venture in a group to discover what terror lies before you. These areas are designed especially for groups of players to experience an intense series of battles with high rewards.
[edit] Races
Requiem: Bloodymare features 3 races to choose from. They are the Turan, Bartuk, and Kruxena Each race has it's own semi-unique jobs to choose from.
[edit] Turan
The Turan resemble humans the most. They feature Balanced Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Their downfall is they have low resistance against magic. They can choose to become either a Templar or Defender
[edit] Bartuk
The Bartuk consist of brutes. They feature High Strength and Solidarity. They have Low Spirit and Susceptible Minds. They can choose to become either Warrior's or Shamans.
[edit] Kruxena
The Kruxena are a vampire-looking race. They are Physically and Spiritually Superior, yet at the same time uncooperative, lacking compassion and tenacity, and inhumane. They may choose to become either a Rogue or Soul Hunter.
[edit] Game Phases
[edit] Closed Beta
The North American site officially launched on February 26th, 2008
Fileplanet began offering Closed Beta account keys for the NA/International Server at 7:00PM PST on February 26th 2008, with MMORPG.com and MMOSITE.com set to offer beta keys on Friday, February 29th.
Closed Beta ended at 10am PST on April 17th, 2008 It was extended from March 24th.
[edit] Open Beta
Open Beta is scheduled to start on May 15th 2008 at 7 PM PDT. During Open Beta, everyone is allowed to register a new account and participate in the testing. The purpose of this stage is mainly to stress test the servers among everything else. The OB Client is available for download on the official website of Requiem:Bloodymare.
