Yesterday I finished downloading Requiem. I had to DL from one of their recommended missors (Gamershell) since I couldn't DL it from them directly, but apart from that there were no problems whatsoever. Not with the installation either, except that it took the better part of an hour. The patching process took me somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes, and went without a hitch.
All in all... Smooth as a baby bottom.

Unlike Chunder I got the choice of three servers (not sure if they are US or not), but I ended ut choosing the one called "Lintra" or something similiar. That one and another were normal servers, while the third was a PVP server.

I chose to create a Turian (human looking bugger) since the Templar sounded like the most fun class. I initially wanted a male character, but looking at their faces I realized that I didn't really want to look like the lead singer of a stoned band from the seventies, and ended up with a female named Dianah instead.

After a rather weirl loading screen where a fleshwound slowly opens I started at the edge of something called Kurt Desert. This struck me as mildly amusing since Kurt is a VERY common name here in Norway. ^_^
Anywhoo... You're introduced into the game with a very brief tutorial telling you how to move and turn the camera, and that's about it. No more holding hands, it's off you go. Not that you really NEED anything more. Most everything is slightly familiar, and if you've looked through the startup guide at the website like I did everything is clear from the get go.

Here's Dianah standing next to a teleporter gateway, about ten feef from where you start. I'm not sure if I entered the game through it or if I'll leave the starting area there, but I guess I'll find out later.

I then picked up a quest to talk to a Temperion trainer inside the nearby village. He explained to me why I had amnesia. Apparently that's usual after the Temperion surgery. What's a Temperion? Why, that's what YOU are. You're then told that you've entered the Temperion program to help people, having the Laoxonian (spelling?) corporation augment your body with cybernetic modifications, making you stronger and more durable than normal people.

After a little of this yatta-yatta you're told to see the skill trainer where he gives you a few initial training "programs". Yup, you're given discs that upgrade your software. ^_^
Then it's questing time. Go out, kill X number of Y. I need X artifacts, go get. You've seen it before, and it still works.

After a few quests and reaching level 4 I decided to tour the village a little. It's quite sparse on the level of details and looks more like a makeshift refugee camp among ruins than a real village, but that doesn't really matter.
While talking to a banker there I caught a glimpse of a guy riding a mechanical gryphonlike thing. It only ran on the ground though, but at a speed that make netherdrakes seem slow and ungainly. I want! ^_^

As for the rest of the village, here's a look, with a closeup of Dianah yawning.

I finally got a quest where I should deliver something to an outpost. The run took me about a minute through open land with some seriously demented creatures wandering the landscape. The looked like a mix of rotting flesh and zombie animals. Not really scare, but ugly and fascinating.
The outpost were even MORE sparse than the main village, but at least there were some quests there. That orangish thing is a ressurection alter I guess, though I'm not sure seeing as I've not died (yet).

And that's where I logged off last night.

So, what's MY impressions?
For a free game this is good. In fact, this is the ONLY free MMORPG that I've liked so far. It's by no means perfect, but it has tons of potential. The main flaws are the goldsellers (they are very persistant, and they are LEGIT >_< ). The second flaw is the occational lag. They are not really gamebreaking, but occationally annoying. Might be that I'm on a US server though, and that could be the reason.

The UI are clear and the controls are easy to get to grips with.
Here's a view of some UI elements:

And I just want to point out one thing: This game calls itself a horror MMO. Buuuuuuull-SHIT! Yes, there are undead-ish creatures here and the mood is darker than most games, AND there's gore aplenty. That doesn't make it a horror game. The most horrifying experience I've had so far is when the game lagged during a battle and I was low on health. That doesn't quite qualify in my eyes.
And don't be fooled by the cyborg thingie. This is still a fantasy game. Sure, fantasy with a light sci-fi backstory, but fantasy nonetheless.

Did I have fun playing it? Yes.
Was it difficult to get into? No.
Would I recommend this game? Yes.
Should you give me money? Yes.

Oh, and for those interested:
It's not only possible to buy ingame stuff with real cash, but if you're so inclined you can subscribe to the game with either a basic or premium package (premium is the same as one month of LotRO).
This will give you access to regional chat (free game has local chat only), you get higher chance of item drops, ressurecting cost you less XP, and you pay less to buy ingame stuff.

Me? I'm happy with the game as it is and won't waste money on it. ^_^