# Champions Online open beta now more open than ever!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online-open-beta-now-more-open-than-ever/507240>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 21, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online-open-beta-now-more-open-than-ever/507240 "2009-08-21T20:49:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online-open-beta-now-more-open-than-ever/507240/1 "2009-08-21T20:49:44Z")

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Anyone registered with FilePlanet or one of its sister services (e.g.: IGN, Direct2Drive) [can download the client](http://www.fileplanet.com/203771/200000/fileinfo/Champions-Online-Open-Beta-Client_cmpid=fp191) and get [a beta key](http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/champions-online/beta/).

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**Author:** ![HorseloverFat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online-open-beta-now-more-open-than-ever/507240/2 "2009-08-25T21:48:16Z")

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All the keys are gone. Are there anymore elsewhere?

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**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online-open-beta-now-more-open-than-ever/507240/3 "2009-08-25T23:55:39Z")

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Beta ends today, so it wouldn’t matter much even if there were any keys anywhere.

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champions-online-open-beta-now-more-open-than-ever/507240/4 "2009-08-28T11:27:49Z")

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Closed at request due to beta closing. If you want to start a new, anticipating-release thread, feel free. (Though - by what I’ve heard - you won’t want to.)