For once, I was good. I decided not to shell out on an MMO pre-order but instead wait patiently until a copy appears at my local Tesco (or I buy it on Amazon). As much as I am looking forward to GW2, I just couldn't justify splashing out £50 on a digital copy when it will retail for £35. I guess my question is, what made you pre-order and get the head start/ novelty items?
Judging by all the posts the head start is only serving to iron out the glitches and server issues so that the main release is smooth.