So I bought the game at pre-release, before it was Realm Reborn, and played it to level 30 before I wanted to claw my eyes out with soft taco shells.

I then came back a year later, after it was re-released, and enjoyed it for about 10 levels, but I quit for a year and some change.

I then came back again, and am playing again.

I do not have access to my pre-order items anymore? (;_, nor was I able to use a "new player" code. Was this intentional in design, or an oversight? I would have liked to use a new player code as someone I met was offering to mentor new players and give them a mil just for using his code, and that cash would have been super helpful (as well as the emotes and the other items associated), but I was not able to get anything.

I feel like out of all the new players, I drew the biggest handicap in that I apparently wasn't new enough to get new player benefits? I'm level 51 now (and still poor, haha), so it's not really relevant anymore, but just thought I'd ask if it was intentional.