ive seen some gameplay on youtube and i liked it. but ive been hearing alot of bad things about the game 

so it would be nice if people who play the game would create a list of pros and cons  

Well its very similar to AoC in the sense that both games are amazing up until level 20 after that they quickly decline in the  lack in content and quests.

First pro, of course; It's free... (that's a given pro, really...)

Seriously though...

At least for me, the Pros:
- Horror genre' (ok, really, not so much different than other Hack'n'Slash games, but the "Horror" listing is what got my attention)
- Visual appeal (things look very nice, and I have no problem running with every setting at full-max). The characters, the NPCs, and the surrounding areas are nice to look at.
- The Havok engine. I love the way the Havok engine makes the bodies randomly die in numerous different ways. They flop around, they get sliced and diced into multiple pieces, they get decapitated, etc.
- There's a good amount of blood and gore, basically, and I like that, :)
- Little to no lag, and I never have a problem getting connected.
- Population seems pretty good (at least on the server my 'toon is on, Valdes) so grouping is never a problem when I want/need to

For me, it's also a nice change from my normal game-of-choice, EVE Online, as they are two completely different beasts.

Cons... Hrm... Really the only one I have is the different levels of service. They offer Free, Basic, and Premium. The Basic and Premium are subscription levels, and those who choose to subscribe get little perks. More XP, more loot drops, etc. They also offer a real-money "Mall" where you can buy in-game items. The Item-Mall I don't mind so much, though I haven't decided to shell out any cash in order to play this game. The whole reason I play it, is because it's my "backup" game. And the whole purpose of a backup game (in my opinion) is to cost as little $$$ as possible for as much fun as possible. FREE is as cheap as they come, LOL :)

If it were up to me, I'd say dump the different subscription levels, and make more options and items available from the Item-Mall. This way everyone is equal at the base level, but have the ability to pick and choose from the Item-Mall. Based on information from the item descriptions as well as from the forum postings, it seems that most are timed items (3 days, 7 days, 30 days, etc.) and then they vanish from inventory.

Overall though, it's a really nice game. For free-to-download, and free-to-play, it really gets the job done. The only thing you're wasting, if you decide you don't like it, is the bandwidth you use to download it. :)

Thank you ! Danag for your posted .

I'll try  new MMORPG that relax  after my work.

Pros:

• Excellent Graphics
• Havoc Engine
• Very high gore levels likes of which have not been seen in an MMO before.
• Well synchronized sound effects make the combat feel pretty intense.
• Superb character attack and casting animations.
• Multi Tiered Job Classes gives you time to plan and more to look forward to.
• Smooth & Familiar Control Scheme (W,A,S,D)
• DNA Customization System for Skills
• Creative and disgustingly attractive monster models.
• Lush and full zone environments
• Item Mall doesn't imbalance gameplay.
• Easy to pick up item upgrade system.
• Many other familiar elements such as Auction Houses
• Nightmare Mode!
• Possession Beast system is new, unique, and loads of fun.
• Haunting ambience in every zone and city makes you want to keep all the sounds on.
• Dungeons have obstacles that put your mind on more than just killing the bosses.

Cons:

• Attributes such as Evasion, Accuracy, and Physical Defense don't play enough of a part.
• Melee classes are mostly comprised of buffing your auto attack.
• Can not found a guild without a subscription. (Can still join them for free)
• No "Looking For Group" system
• Can not use Zone Chat without a subscription (further hinders finding public groups)
• Two gaps missing quests between ~42-46 and ~63-71 forces grinding.
• Melee suffers from time to time in PvP due to lag not registering positions quickly enough.
• Item Reinforcement and Upgrade systems have high failure rates making upgrading very risky.
• Can not zoom or rotate your character model at the character creation screen.
• Can not respec a character's skills without paying $5.00-$10.00 to the Item Mall.
• Key remapping is extremely limited and you can not rebind to mouse buttons limiting you to a generic 2 button mouse + mouse wheel.  Whilst this doesn't make it unenjoyable, some may find it to be a great inconvenience.

All in all the Cons are all mostly things in developement as the game is only 6 months from its public release in Aug. 2008.  They've all ready fixed many important issues with previous lag, texts overlapping, zone textures bugging out, monster bugs, difficulty levels, buff and debuff stacking, etc.  I do not beleive it is practical to expect a wonderful game to be a perfect one.  Cons come with the genre of MMORPG as these types of games are always being further developed and evolved as they are played.  Bottomline if you're not playing Requiem: Bloodymare then you're missing out on a game that I gaurantee will grow on you the more you play it.  I play World of WarCraft and I find myself logging out of Requiem only for raids and logging back in immediately after my WoW raids end.

Play on playa's! Requiem: Bloodymare ftw.

The 3 biggest Pros for me

Graphics- nice visuals great effects

Fair price cash shop- Much better priced than 99% of F2P mmorpgs out there.

Free 2 play- Meh... its a feature I guess Im a Fan of Higher quality Pay 2 play games that put everyone on an even playing field. This is still some what of a pro for me though.

The 3 biggest Cons for me

Horrible and boring Grind at higher levels almost Force you to use the cash shop making the game Free 2 play Pay 2 progress and keep your sanity.  I had to quit because I was not going to remain sane grinding past 55 without the Cash shop.

Almost no customization what so ever, this was a big downer for me, Character customization is a big part of what I like about mmorpgs As soon as I saw this aspect I knew this game would not be my next main mmorpg.

Not much of a community Aspect or feel. I got to level 40 without anyone ever talking to me or as much as invite me to a group. It was really sad the game really felt dead and deserted. The community seems to have a thing with soloing a lot. I rather play group oriented games. Also the dumb bunny costume is just beyond corny....

If you were on Lintra I can understand why you'd feel that way about the community.  Valdes and Hammerine are pretty booming.  Hammerine is the PvP server for this game which is why I'm not on it.  However, Hammerine houses almost as many players as Valdes has and they are more active and more dedicated.  A vast majority of the high levels on Hammerine are also Premium members that raid and do Guild vs Guild weekly.

I think a big kick to the community is the fact that you can't use Region Chat unless you subscribe.  This is really the only Con to Requiem that still bugs me.

Pro's:

- Great Horror idea... no Hello Kitties running around making people suicide - sorry I am totally antisweetness in games...

- Nice Job ideas - even tho they aren't super unique, they are playable

- Many friends moved there from Rappelz ;)

Con's:

- One... HUGE one...:

Requiem requires Pixel Shadder 2.0... even tho it's graphics aren't very heavy nor they need Pixel Shadder 2.0 - they don't need that to be good. Wouldn't be that bad if you wouldn't NEED Pixel Shadder 2.0 to lounch the game.

Basicly all people with older, yet still very powerful graphic cards, can't play it. This is a huge Con which stopped me from playing.

I'm one of the people who have 2 or 3 PCs at home, and my gaming tool isn't the most important thing to upgrade since I play for pleasure. Requirement of Pixel Shadder 2.0 (my graphic card has 1.4 or 1.6 can't remember) to lounch the game is really really really disappointing.

So before you download it and install it be sure that your graphic card has Pixel Shadder 2.0 ^.^

Oh yeah btw. if anyone actually figured out how to bypass this thing to play, feel free to send me a PM with exact instructions because i will not trash my working tool PC with a game nor i will buy new graphic card for a free to play MMO.

i realize that too, i tried on my LapTop and the error notivication bCoz i didnt had pixelShradder2.0 on my LapTop...... can you share me some ways to seen what pixel shradder i had?

It depends.  If you are using an Intel based laptop under $800 there is a very high chance it uses an Intel-integrated graphics card.  In which case it would not be capable of SM2.0.

Pretty much anything made in the last 2 years is capable of SM2.0.  Before that you have to look at what video card you are using.