As a true Decemberist I would have waited til they opened a new server anyway. Hell, I haven't even bothered setting up my G13 keypad or Razer Naga yet and dont even ask me when I'm going to bother wrapping all of these Christmas gifts.
They have said nothing about the number of Oct/Nov preorders affecting anything. They simply said the gap between dates would get bigger and bigger and we're already up to 3ish weeks with the last wave.
We were told that the dates would get wider and wider with each wave so unless they are flat out lying yesterday it should be close to finished tomorrow.
No, that's the code you have to enter before the 20th to register the full game. You're actually in a better position since you dont have to worry about mail screw ups.