Kormarf is right. This isn't a matter of "entitlement" this is not a discussion on if we were able to get into beta it's a discussion of being denied a perk we paid for, I for one wouldn't have preordered at all if I wasn't offered some sort of perk to doing so. Honesly I wasn't even going to play until last min because someone badgered me into it only to find out I got to wait.... eh ill pass.
I paid to get in, I want in, it's as simple as that. Staggering access is a great idea (none of us want to see another noob zone like rift and warhammer launches), but over the course of several days? Really? Why couldn't it be random, the x value i paid on y date isn't as good as player 2's x and y?
Just not the best approach IMO.