We have been waiting for Age of Conan for a very long time and with the huge backlog of 3rd generation MMORPG disappointments the PVP community has very high hopes for this one.

The Fileplanet open beta event is open to Fileplanet subscribers and all you have to do is log in and get your key. The client download is a massive 12GB and if you think that's big then this might hurt your brain, it installs to a gargantuan 27GB.

The actual  open beta event is said to officially open May 1st but if you try to register for an account it says on that page that registration officially opens May 2nd. The level cap for OB is 13 and here is what was said regarding the cap on the official forums by Tarib, Senior Community Manager:

"We have on purpose chosen to cap the Open Beta at level 13. As someone points out it is a quest junction in the game for the Destiny quests. It is however far enough to give you many (many) hours of entertainment, while giving access to both solo and group gameplay. How many hours is a bit up to you, and how many characters you create. If you are smart about it and team up (which we all know you will ;-P) you will also be able to access content for a tad higher levels. As you move into some quests which demands a certain level that will be the end of the experience. For now.

For those of you who are disappointed about the level cap; at Funcom we have always seen Beta PRIMARILY as a tool for development, a beta is there to test the game so it is as good as possible when we launch. Perhaps you have seen other solutions by other MMO games in the past, but by doing it this way we are able to test all we need, while hopefully also ensuring you get a great taste of all the new aspects we bring to the genre. As you can make several characters you can test out a lot before we launch, perhaps even making up your mind on your primary. This also means we get a focused testing on where we know the major load will come when we launch, which is at the instances running the start. Oh, for those of you wondering, when beta ends your character dies, and once we launch you will need to start a new."

It has also been said that general beta will continue on the Euro server parks and if you have already signed up via the beta page on the official site then you still have a slim chance of getting in on that as well.