Right At Ten Ton Hammer.
 
I hope this isn't lock worthy, but I'm interested in checking out the beta myself as the opportunity has arisen and I figured I'd give Giant Bomb the heads up.
 
Here's some download options for the client.

Awesome thanks! Just got my beta key.

 Just got mine too...this makes me happy, because this isn't a game I was going to buy and waste money on just to check it out. Thanks for the heads up, Diamond.
 
Wow I totally didn't realize today was Jan 12...so we can start messin around with it today, nice.

me:  Star Trek Online beta keys available now dude http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/79119 just got mine client Download : http://www.startrekonline.com/download
 
FRIEND:  lol its a piece of shitive been in closed beta since it started
 
me:  oh okI never bothered for the closed betahow bad is it?awful combat?shit tech trees?
 
FRIEND:  its like champions.. somewhat ok gameplay concepts, fucking shithouse execution and plainly obvious its being rushed to market atleast 6-12 months before it should come out
 
me:  damnand they add the shit that should be in lateror notlike Champions
 
FRIEND:  if anything good comes from it, hopefully it sends jack and his shit company broke and we dont ever have to suffer another cryptic release again
 
me:  I don't get how Cryptic are being so lame these daysCoH wasn't perfect but it was good
 
FRIEND:  sure, coh was fine .. and then they saw how they could attract heaps of vc cash and all good game design principles went straight out the fucking window
 
me:  surely they want to become an NCSoft alike at some stage
 
FRIEND:  theyre going about it all the wrong ways

Be glad you can just try the beta then I guess, before buying it and maybe endign up disappointed. That's why I'm happy I found out about this, kinda wanted to check it out but there was no way I was gonna buy it just to do that. Though, I'm not that persons opinion seriously at all because of the way they talk.