Pre-order Play

So i've been hearing quite a bit of things different depending on the people I talk to, just wondering if someone could clarify on some things that are actually true.

At first, I heard that if you pre-order AoC, you'd be able to play a week earlier than non-pre-orderers. Later, my brother said it was 3 days. So anyone know which it actually is?

Also, I pre-ordered my copy from gogamer.com (because the other 2 were expensive and walmart.com tells you that you wont get to do the early play through their pre-order). Well, my brother who used to work for a gamestop-like company, (I forgot the name, not that its important) mentioned that generally they wont be able to ship games until they themselves receive them. If they do get them a week to 3 days early, then they'd ship it and after the time it takes for you to receive it, you wouldnt really get to early play it anyways.

So for that last question, do you think they'd be receiving it earlier than that to be able to ship it out on time to the pre-orderers, but no matter what, the servers wouldnt allow anyone (aside from beta if its still up until launch) on until the specified period for the early play?

Thanks in advance for clearing up some confusion.
-Ceru

Its 3 day, u'll have to download the client(which is pretty dumb, why did i pre-order...). Download shud be aviable at the 14 may. I also hope we wont have to register at fileplanet and pay(again) to download...

With ur code from the pre-order u'll be able to start the 17. Store shud ship ur game the 20, with the mail and stuff, shud be at ur home between 22-30. Game start 20 but you wont have it to play, dont know why they made it like that, kind of stupid.

Execpt for the bonus and the couple of day early, pre-ordering is a lost of money for me.

And the beta is ending at the 11 may.