I have always been a great proponent of innovation and sandbox elements in MMO's...sadly, i felt i missed the ship on EVE and i was thinking about trying this game or ryzom out.  Ive been skimming through threads and saw people mentioning free trial but i dont see such a thing, and thought this would be weird for a new mmo to offer.  spending 50 bucks blindly on a game like i have done too many times is not an option (WaR/AoC/Aion the latest to steal my mula) so if there was a trail/buddy key i can get i would be estatic! 

Just about a week ago, multiple websites including this one were giving out free 14 day trials keys while they lasted. There was a total of 2000 keys handed out.

Ouch...missed the boat on EvE, looking like the boats gonna pass me on FE...Darkfall iam not really considering atm. 

Here's the official announcement: Link

You can also post on the official boards (need a forum account but not a game account) and ask if anyone would be willing to give you a buddy key. Those that bought the boxed version get a couple buddy keys that they can hand out so it's worth a shot.

If $50 means you don't stop forclosure on your house, then, by all means, pay the mortgage payment.

If $50 means you, (possibly throw away $50 but still make the mortgage payment), what have you got to lose?

$50=Hundreds of hours of entertainment, or, $50=1-2 hours of regrets finding out you dont like this game.

You decide.

Originally posted by HiGHPLAiNS

Just about a week ago, multiple websites including this one were giving out free 14 day trials keys while they lasted. There was a total of 2000 keys handed out.

More like 10,000 keys handed out.  MMORPG.com had over 3,000 and there were three other sites giving away keys too.