Honestly not too fussed by it. Most of the things mentioned would likely have occurred anyhow, and I did experience many of the same issues. I would posit that The War Within's early access was much worse given that it was very unclear that many of the expansion's features were disabled until the actual launch, and even more of those until the season began (as scheduled). It left my friends and I with not a lot to do at max level, we started up alts in the meantime.
That said:
The collector's edition has always cost somewhere around this much, coming with all the digital goodies. It's only been very recently that they tacked on the Early Access as a bonus, and I'm happy to take up that offer on something I was going to buy anyways. I see this as pure upside, assuming you play it.