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If people can’t tell the differences then they have a bit of an issue with sensing reality and the world around them 😂

> apples to oranges

But you can still compare them.

You are comparing apples to oranges. Running a keyset group buy is very different from anything you are suggesting. The group buy model for keysets has been around for years and has only really become a problem since lead times have gotten out of control.

I mean sure, if stars align and you come across extras for exactly the set you like, then you're golden but that's not something you can bank on.

Excuse me, so how do you think small companies or one man craftsmanship stores or whatever else run their business?

Why not just buy extras? Most vendors will order extras. I just picked up Striker for only slightly more than the GB price.

Get rid of group buys though, and you won't see the variety of keycaps and keyboards we have now. Most interesting stuff, especially keycaps, are designed by community members like you and I, and we can't afford to finance the production of thousands of sets of keycaps. If you rely on big business, they are risk averse. You will definitely see a reduction in variety. They will just do what can be easily demonstrated to be popular... so they copy one another.... which is why all gaming boards are the same.

Cheers

This is a terrible idea. Even if I take months and craft what I think is the perfect keyset, and hell even if I do an interest check and get 1000 entries, there is no guarantee of a return on investment. I’d also have to pay interest on said loan which means the cost of these sets would be higher than they are now. People who run GBs knows that they are in terrible shape right now, and they also know that the alternative is much riskier and worse for everyone. Terrible idea.

KBDFans. It's an Odin v2

I find elitism in this hobby to be hilariously high school drama peasant-tier. There are people spending hundreds of thousands on sports cars and ancient coin collections, or people spending millions of dollars on art, and some individuals on this sub feel like gatekeeping computer peripherals.

Where’s the keyboard base from?

Gotta have the Odin theme run deep.

Well, yeah, I bought KAT Eternal, totally lost interest in it before it arrived 1,5 years later and sold it immediately and now I'm waiting for JTK Sora since April 2021. Likely won't join another GB for that exact reason, it's just fuckin absurd. And then another option is buying from scalpers who sell 130$ sets for 300$, great.

Crossing my fingers I'll see it soon then!

Possibly....

Love the Valknut

I’d call that a small amount of overlube.

I got artifact bloom glow. They would be better with South facing leds but I still enjoy them :)

To be fair, all switches are the same to non-mechanical users. It becomes 3 types of switches for beginner users (linear, tactile and clicky)… turns back to 2 for hobbyists (ok this is a joke :3). The more you dive in the hobby, the more diverse switches become, then there is franken switches and what not. Point is, it takes certain level of enthusiasm to differentiate them. With that being said, I’m a sole believer that all linear switches are the same, at least that’s what my wallet trying to tell me anyway

Going to add the Odin 75 to this?

They are membrane quiet but still feel good like a mech keyboard. I wanted something quieter for work and gaming (mashing f to pickup weapons was getting a little intense lol). This keeps the right feel but super quiet.

>Companies in EVERY industry work like that

No, they don't. They do massive amounts of market research, and if they did this research on the custom keycap market, they would see that it is actually very small, and very niche, and even if they did risk financing the manufacture of a custom keycap set, they would only do so on the premise that most only sell a few thousand sets... because that's a fact, if you bothered to research it.

You miss my point. Would you actually buy them? Are you actually in the market for a $100+ keycap set?