Quote Originally Posted by MithrasInvictus View Post
It does not require a key. That's what makes it open; anybody can join.
That is what I initially thought too, but I have been told that the open beta for version 1.0 required a beta key so I want confirmation.

My younger brother played 1.0 and despite numerous calls, tickets, e-mail support, and inbox refreshing... he never got his beta key for phase 3. By the time Bayhone set up the special phone line for 1.0 players seeking their code, phase 3 was practically nearing its end. I told him it was ok because character data is not saved so only phase 4 matters. Now my little brother is diligently working and saving up his vacation hours and it would really aggrivate me if he takes his hard earned time off for phase 4 only to spend it all on the phone, putting in tickets, etc... for a code he will never have.

I'm not asking for spoilers, ingame content, dates, or anything like that... just a simple & practical question. Is there a beta key required for open beta? We've been paying customers since Chains of Promethia was new and it would take maybe a minute or less for a dev to simply provide a "yea" or a "ney" on this one. Please devs! Let us know so we can plan our time off accordingly!