Kickstarter is about supporting ideas with your money, not preordering a product. And it's a matter of free will to do it or not. The story in Dreamfall was fully satisfying to me and I believe chapters will succeed in this too. I'm behind Thornquists decision.
Yes you are preordering a product.
The business in the past worked by developers taking a risk using their own capital to create a game they hope to sell. The publishers took a risk when the developer presented it to them. The customer viewed the final product presentation. The success or failure depended on the market accepting the game or not. The capital at risk was theirs as were the earned profits or loss.
What developers are now doing is presenting their project asking the customer to bear the risk. If the game is a total flop the developer has spent your money and still makes a profit. You have paid for the game based on nothing more than a promise. In other words they are trying to change the rules by making you the customer bear the risk.
It's a great way to run a business take no financial risk, guarantee all your expenses are met and pocket some money in the process. Look at the Kick starter pitch, "If we do not received X amount of pledges the project will not be funded and you pay nothing." In other words if the project is not fully funded meaning costs and profit projections are not realized, sorry folks. Who is taking the risk? Not the people proposing the game.
It's like ordering a 60 inch flat screen and the delivery guy drops a 19 inch at your door. The note inside says, "Sorry we had production issues at the factory and had to substitute." Somewhere deep in the number 2 font paperwork you find, "Not responsible for any last minute changes."
The bottom line is they beg for your money promising Gabriel Knight 4 that is what they must deliver.
It is my opinion, some will agree some won't. You purchased what they promised. I guess it depends on how willing you are to be played. I will crawl quietly back into my hole with a promise of no more funding projects no matter how enticing.