Glad to hear MiTo, it bugs me how many people don't support a group buy then complain when it turns out great and they missed it. Do you have any guess as to a timeline for this group buy?
Yes, I don't understand why some runners do multiple Rounds with their stuff.
It's financially good? Fine, that only proves that you can't come up with great ideas multiple times.
It's easy to understand:
It gives a second chance to people that didn't have the chance/money/etc to get it on the first run.
I'm grateful to Matt3o for running Granite again, I wasn't looking for keycaps at the time of the first round.
It doesn't help that you make a new cool (to you) set, if what the users want is what has been done before. I'm happy not all agree with you, or I wouldn't have GMK Dolch incoming either.
Matt3o can run Granite one thousand times and it will succeed. Because it's basically the bread and butter of DSA. It's inoffensive and as soon as a first timer buy a keyboard, Granite will be recommended for sure.
If you missed a group buy because of timing, well that happens, unfortunately. That's why you gotta keep an eye on the community if you're a real enthusiast.
But money is not an excuse. Group buys usually happen in a 2-3 month period. It's not an excuse unless you're really broke. And if you're really broke, you shouldnt be looking for a new keyset (I'm not talking about you, this is just an example).
What I'm trying to say is this:
"Crap, I lost Miami. Really like it, wish somebody run a Round2 soon.
*Opens IC sub*
Oh wait, what's this Hoccard set? Gosh it looks amazing!
Miami who?
I'm not missing this one, for sure!"
If you are the kind of customer that tunnel vision a single design and nothing else looks good because of whatever reason, then I recommend you to stay tuned because I won't repeat anything.
Just stand by, and when something you like pops out, grab it.
That's my philosophy and my personal opinion as a keyset designer.
It's a philosophy that you can follow only if you don't plan to stop.