Question about the preferred world changes.

[Vasala]

This is the quote that makes it sound like he should get the bonus:

Additionally, eligible characters that logged in to a New/Preferred World between the release of Patch 4.15 and this maintenance will receive their bonuses for 90 days, starting from when they logged in.

He is understandably upset that he is potentially being effectively punished for starting playing on Black Friday.

The bonus is big enough that he feels that he needs to start over and effectively lose all the progress he has made on his current character which would also mean losing the ffxi crossover rewards and the progress he made on various achievements.