After we complained to Cryptic that they were spending too much time on the trailers and not enough time on the Champions Online MMORPG itself it then quickly entered into open beta. The Champions Online open beta began on August 17, 2009 and will run until August 26, 2009. The number of keys is limited to fifty thousand and you can download the 1.8 GB client from FilePlanet. Check out the below 10 minutes of HD Gameplay video.

Champions Online Open Beta Filled With Problems

There have been quite a few problems with the Champions Online Open Beta. Despite a long time in development and a 2 month delay it appears that Cryptic really did spend too much time making videos and not working out the bugs.

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As always the download process takes way too long as does patching (the patcher keeps disconnecting). The first download itself is only 1.8 Gigs but patches are over 3 gigs. Cryptic attempted to correct the problem with a patcher fix. Some have been unable to log in.Many players are complaining about lag and game performance. Other complaints covered stale gameplay. Many people continue comparisons to City of Heroes 2. Many players are complaining about the boring zones and the problems with the combat system. Although many people claim to love the art style there are even more that hate it as too cartoonish.

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Cryptic was not prepared to handle the web traffic and the installer had some bugs. Cryptic is trying to get more servers online. Read the statement from Bill Roper on the Champions Online Open Beta problems here.