Just ask yourself this: if you had known this special was coming, would you have delayed buying the game until now? Probably not.
As someone who was finally convinced to get the game during last weekend’s event, I would absolutely have waited. I’d much rather have the elite puppy skill, a minipet, and a bucket-o-influence than a couple of boosts.
Who in the world is expected to buy this? Everyone who’s interesting in playing GW2 at a $60 price point right now surely was last weekend, and any non-GW2-player buying someone else a copy as a gift would be doing it through a major retailer, not direct from Anet.
I guess if someone wanted five more character slots (with bonus influence for their guild), and wanted to throw money at Anet, it might kind of make sense. Ish.