Absolutely not....
They always said* that those who pre-ordered with $ wouldn't be prioritised over those who didn't, it would be on a 1st come 1st serve basis.
All the $100 option did was entitle you to the: "limited edition" Other Half, T-shirt, & a down-payment towards final payment, the $40 (which was eventually dropped) just got you a shirt IIRC.
If they're changing it now I'd be rather annoyed, had they articulated this from the outset I would've dropped some $...

*Well, they may not have been saying it "lately"