Requiem Bloodymare: New race, yes, but what’s there to like?
September 7, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO, Asian MMO Players, Gravity, MMORPG, My World, Requiem Bloodymare
Yes, Requiem: Bloodymare has a new playable race and, of course, I’m one of the first to try it out.
Before I pass judgment, let me introduce you to the race:
Xenoas have an umatched high intelligence. In spire of their low physical power, they have good hand-skills and eyesight. To make up for their weakness, they have upgraded their long-distance attacks and knowledge-based magic.
Xenoas keep the order base on religion, faith and authority. To become the leader of the race, one should show the power of faith to the public. Xenoas believe that they are superior to other races, and are selective, disregarding other races. Currently, the Xenoa is a minority race. But their knowledge of science is very high.
Xenoa magic has been developed in a way so that the Xenoas can effectively protect themselves. But some of the magic is for attacking off-guard enemies. Due to its small body, a Xenoa is good at long-range attacks or traps. Its skills of healing or detecting are stronger than the ones of other races. Rather than direct magic attack, Xenoas are excellent in support magic. A Xenoa would even sacrifice itself to cast a huge magic attack.
Whew! Sounds great, right? That’s what I thought, too.
My Xenoa character, Alassra, named after the Witch-Queen Alassra Shentrantra Silverhand, a fictional character in the Dungeons and Dragons-based Forgotten Realms setting, started out as a strong Temperion, the basic job class (read: novice), leveling up faster than my Kruxena. When I got her to Level 11, however, and changed into my first job class, the Battlemagician, I quickly regretted it.
The Battlemagician’s skill set leaves much to be desired—at least to the kind of player that prefers to be in the thick of the battle, hacking and slashing at opponents or blasting them with spells. The Battlemagician, I learned too late, is more of a support character than a frontliner.
I don’t know … I’m still willing to continue playing Alassra. Maybe a change of weapon from wand to claws may do the trick, since Battlemages can use these and staves. Now I’m wondering if playing the other job, the Hunter, is better.
