Do the early buyers rewards influence if or when you buy a pack?

It hasn't influenced me so far. I've been playing on the Werewolf patch all this time so couldn't play the new EPs anyway. I suppose I could have still bought them in preparation for when I did decide to update my game, but that just wouldn't be practical. I don't feel I need to own all packs and content because I don't always like the theme or want certain types of gameplay that could irritate me or weigh the game down with things I won't use.

But I can see why some people like to collect special items and I can also see why other people hate the practice of it. Both have equally good reasoning, so I don't really have a strong stance on it myself.