WildStar Open Beta Coming May 8th

The open beta phase for Carbine Studios’ sci-fi MMO WildStar will apparently start tomorrow and last until May 18th, giving players a chance to taste content up to level 30. The details, directly from the official website:

It’s finally here! Open Beta will be starting on May 8th and we have all of the details how you can jump in on the action. From May 8th to May 18th, you will be able to visit our Open Beta page to request a key, and then hop into WildStar to experience content up to level 30. If you have already participated in any other WildStar beta event, including beta weekends and stress tests, you don’t need a new key. Just patch up, and you’re good to go!

And for more of your reading pleasure, check out below for five wild things you can do on your way to level 30!

Farside You ever want to go to the moon and float around while swinging a massive sword into badass, vicious, people eating extra-terrestrials? Me too. Now you that you’ve hit level 30, travel to Farside and get some space between you and the planet Nexus.

Galeras Adventure Tower defense just became a whole lot more epic. You and four friends are all that stands between an invading force and holding the fort before reinforcements can arrive. The opposing faction is going to throw everything they’ve got against you: Tanks, missile strikes, snipers, stealth assassins, and some hulking military commandos are trying to make your life hell while you are holding for reinforcements. maybe you should return the favor and kick some ass, cupcake!

Two New Abilities Kicking ass is pretty awesome. Now you can kick MORE ass with two new abilities that are unlocked for your class at level 30.

New Ability Slot Hot damn, at level 30 you can unlock the final ability slot! Why don’t you buy a new ability and throw that into your brutality rotation!

Tier Points Power up your abilities to continue to become an even bigger ass kicker. Or don’t. Whatever, that’s cool too.

It will be interesting to see reactions to the title, and whether it will be able to generate the kind of enthusiasm most recently released MMO haven’t even come close to.