Just announced yesterday that this game is coming to the US in an international version. I signed up for the beta in hopes the lag issue will be fixed. I linked the interview I found below.

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2008-07-15/20080715005316423,1.shtml

no. im not

Thanks for your valuable input. For those who care, they added registration and forums to their main site. http://www.perfectworld.com