This is a dumb move on Aeria Games' part, unless it can manage to make the game lagless for people outside of North America. If they pull that off, lots of players will move from the OGPlanet version.
EDIT:

! The questionnaire for the beta signup has three yes-or-no questions.
"Do you like anime?"
"Is this your first MMORPG?"
"Do you enjoy playing casual games?"