User blog comment:Knight of Camlorn/Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial Edition/@comment-3194582-20140204153929/@comment-166.137.210.41-20140209011557

If you preorder the physical Imperial Edition from a store you also get the 5 day early access (contrary to what the other poster said). If you pre-ordered in person at the store, your early access code will more than likely be on your receipt but it might also be emailed to you. I ordered mine via the Best Buy website and it only took a couple hours and I received my code via email. Follow the instructions to redeem the code. The actual box set won't be released until 4/4/14 but you won't need it's contents to begin the early access because you will be allowed to digitally download the game way before hand. You should have access to all the digital content promised in the Imperial Edition (scuttle vanity pet, treasure maps etc.) as soon as you start playing.