This has nothing to do with Kickstarter first timers but simply with the fact that they are not telling us the truth.
I have said it multiple times if they are honest and come up with a reasonable explanation why there might be delays no one would have had a problem with it. But they pretend everything is alright and if they do so they will be measured by that.
Since there is a sufficient supply of the 5K Plus headsets, if any 8K backers choose to switch to 5K Plus, we can ship it immediately
This post by Matthew is already 2 weeks old and to date i have not even received my tracking number.
Only one of the many examples.