trying this game on russia server at the moment.
hope dont got ban too fast lol...

gotta pay to get into US alpha now, and it's not cheap USD$150
http://www.archeagegame.com/en/shop/
$100 and below only get you into beta at a later time.

if you worried to waste the money, try the game out on Russian server first (have English patch)
http://www.reddit.com/r/archeage/comments/...aying_aarussia/
do not get too attached to it, they WILL ban account with IP from outside sooner or later.
if have problem installing Russian version, feel free to ask.

I don't take note about China's though.
And don't heard anything about SEA.