Quote Originally Posted by Canadane View Post
If they start giving away preorder bonus items after the fact, why bother preordering?
Yeah people like us that are currently playing may do so, but someone not currently subbed that may be on the fence coming back for an expansion, the preorder items may push them over to the sale side. If it's known that the items would be otherwise available again, they may not bother preordering and may not order at all after the pre-release hype dies off.
Because you'll get the items significantly earlier? Case in point, the Fan Fest outfits weren't available for two years.