Personally I don't like the treatment of people who bought 1.0. Not only was it more expensive than the current game (paid $70 for me 1.0 CE), but they decided not to give us early access unless we stuck with the game for the year it was free, and paid for three months on top of that.

That being said, A Realm Reborn is a great game - I just wish I was able to play it.