Open-beta testing (OBT) of Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning in Russia was announced to begin on Jan 22, 2009. Company has failed to make it smoothly and client-friendly. Besides, it requires registration to participate, which includes the receiving of the registration key.

The key distribution system is not transparent. Many players have been unsuccessfully waiting for more than 14 hours. Most respective complaints and questions on the official forums are either deleted or banned by the company employees.

As of now some people are trying to sell OBT registration keys. Advertisements were published on the game official forums. One may suspect some employees of the company are involved, as it's quite obvious that OBT key distribution system is vulnerable for fraud and corruption.