[quote='Khatovar',index.php?page=Thread&postID=1920 33#post192033]I can't even tell if Spellborn is actually gold or not. The news section reports being in open beta, yet there's a subscription page and "free trial limitations".

[/quote]Well, according to an [url='http://phpbb.acclaim.com/spellborn/viewtopic.php?t=1376&highlight=character+wipe']official announcement[/url] dated as 3/20 on the forums:
Quote: Acclaim Games is pleased to announce the start of Open Beta testing for The Chronicles of Spellborn MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). With a successful round of Closed Beta testing just completed, Acclaim opens a new PvE server and activates the Premium Subscription service as more players are invited to experience The Chronicles of Spellborn in Open Beta.


Well now that the fluff is done... I know your real question is how do I activate my account.

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So, technically, the game is in open beta since anyone can play and game access is no longer by invitation only, but there's obviously a great deal of confusion and ambiguity on the part of the staff, as your quoted post shows us, but you can purchase a "subscription" -- if you want to call it that -- with Acclaim coins, although they might as well label it as live since you can actually pay for it right now, and the general consensus seems to be that there will be no character wipe. So, whatever they say, if you can actually pay for the game, and they aren't going to wipe everyone's characters, then why even label it as a beta? *rolls eyes* Also, I'm really confused by the wording of the moderator's post you quoted. It doesn't even make sense, and since the thread is now locked, I guess I can't post and ask for clarification.

Not to mention that a non-Acclaim-coin-based, $14.99 per month subscription isn't even available yet, so if you want access to the rest of the game, you'll have to purchase the coins, which has caused issues for some players, and the website only says the following about the release timing for regular subscriptions:

Coming soon for Spellborn

1. Credit Card Subscription Option
2. Full Game Release
3. More In Game Events
So, basically, zilch. As for the official forums, this thread contains the most pertinent information that you'll find about it, which really isn't much -- still just the usual "soon" cliche.

They will be adding additional areas to the game that you can play for free, but as of right now, you can play to just level 7.9 without paying. I was interested in the game since the maximum group size is only four players, which would be great for multi-boxing, but that's obviously not an option now, heh.