Update:
Ergoplanck kit- Removed 3 convext 2u keys as there are already 6 of those available
- Added missing barred homing keys.
Round 1 Upgrade kit- Fixed row labels.
R1 in the upgrade kit is just an error and is fixed. Thanks for pointing this out
I know there already many kits. But it does not mean you need to get them all. Basically getting just one base kit should be enough to make you happy. Everything else is just an option.
I've added those ivory alphas also as an option. I see many of you will probably get boneyard and i do think that it is actually a bad thing if the alphas from the base kit are going to be wasted. With ivory mods you got the option to utilize the spare alphas.
Otherwise you can also get Ivory mods + Boneyard alphas in order to make inversed Bone base kit.
Or you can get just only the Ivory mods and mix it with some upcomming GMK set.
I am honored to hear people want to buy every kit because that means i've designed these interesting.
However it is not my intention to bring you to cash out. My Intention is to provide proper coverage (base kits) and options (everything else).
You should probably ask yourself what you really need. In my opinion if you like Carbon or Bone sets then you need only a base set.
Way too many keys in the ergoplanck kit imo.
I'd be curious to see the cost of the kit, but my vote would be for less keys if it brings the cost down. There's a lot that could be eliminated here without compromising the kit.
I dont have the cost yet but i dont want also reduce the coverage. Compared to Yuri it has new row5 keys and 6 convex 2u keys. So actually its not that big. As long as it hits its moq it is fine.
Unless I'm counting wrong, there's about 40 more keys in this set than Yuri. That's quite a jump.
I'm not trying to discourage going for maximum coverage. I'm just trying to voice that you could shed some of the optional keys if the price is high. 15 2u keys is a lot. Maybe just have either R4 or R5 instead of both.
Ultimately, none of this matters if the price is right ... GMK Carbon 2 is sure to bring big numbers, but I'm still a little concerned that it's going to be an expensive buy compared to the cost of a less-robust ergo or ortho kit. Even if it gets MOQ, you gotta try and leave people with some money to buy one of those cool alternative alphas kits.
Sure it will cost something but you dont need to buy standard base sets as it was the case before. As i said compared to Yuri (Alphas aside) i've added only row5 keys for a bottom and 8 convex 2u keys (actually i have to remove 3 of those because they are all row4). Thats not much. Overall it will cost less and i hope people will keep in mind that ergoplanck kit has alphas already included.
Having never used R5, I'm curious if anyone knows if it creates a sharp edge for those that use their thumb for the bottom row?
I have BSP set with row 5 keys and they are noticable if you switch from row4 bottom row but not sharp. If you got low agnle keyboard you should probably stick with round 1 carbon. Imo 8-9% angle keyboards should be the golden standard.
A lot of VE.As went with a 2u delete key above the Backspace, maybe we could see a 2u R0 Delete key?
Unfortunately right now this is not possible. There is no 2u R0 key available. Making new mold for a key with legends is very expensive and i dont think GMK is going to invest money in a mold for a snowflake key.