Quote Originally Posted by KarstenS View Post
The preorder bonuses are not a gift.

The preorder stuff is an advertisment, to get alle the people, that want to play, to buy the game before start.

The aim: to plan reccources as the selling numbers are known right before the service go live.
And you get your early access, keep in mind - the advertisement does not indicate how many days are in EA, nor does it account for service disruptions caused by previously unfound bugs in the server.