My brother has just now started to consider buying ESO (better late than never, I know). He is interested in the pre-order bonus, the Explorer's Pack. However, given the fact that the account management page is down at the moment, meaning that even if he buys the game now (before the launch), he won't be able to use the code before the official launch time.

He is therefore wondering if he would still receive the Explorer's Pack's contents when he creates his account after the current maintenance ends (which is, presumably, going to be at the launch time).

One would assume that the game ordered before the launch, despite being activated later, should still award all of the pre-order perks (apart from the early access, of course) - could anyone confirm it for me please, or direct me to a place where this question may have already been answered?