Considering this thread has been read over 108,000+ times. I'd say there's more than adequate demand lol.
Will you be doing anything to try and combat bots?
Yes. we have manual payments on shopify so it's all reviewed. It will be limited one per person. We'll have multiple waves for releases too. And we'll have R2 fast follow straight after we have these sold.
Love this. I wish this strategy was more viable for other vendors/designers/kit runners so everyone could get what they want.
Definitely lets me plan around getting in on this with some amount of certainty.
We are testing a few things. Jubi went up on the keyboard treehouse as a surprise flash sale, with some keyword stuff in there.
I think other vendors/designers/kit runners can do something but it requires effort and time, Cannonkeys did a pretty good one with stickers, lol. Some vendors might even like the quick sellout as it gives the board a "value", especially in the aftermarket. We personally aren't interested in seeing the aftermarket value, but the lack of aftermarket selling, as it shows people want to use/keep it. Previously there weren't many aegis/ext65 for sale, which makes us feel good inside about the stuff we're making.
Please dear god make enough of these. I want this so damn bad.
We are trying with what manpower and capital we have. It's not a GB, so it's kind of all my money and friends and family on the line. Moving forward I'll figure out ways to make this more streamlined, i'm always up for testing new methods.
Considering this thread has been read over 108,000+ times. I'd say there's more than adequate demand lol.
Will you be doing anything to try and combat bots?
Yeah it's been crzy - honestly didn't expect it. We released info on the board after the gsk00t since I thought the oring might be something people would enjoy. Since then, COVID and other delays, it's been unfortunate that they're not out yet. Usually I don't like to announce too early otherwise it feels like a group buy. Taekeyboards did an amazing video, honestly one of the best ones, I love his process and production values, and this might have made the board a bit more visible to the market.
We'll do another run straight after if there's demand for it. We all like the model design and it's fairly unique and pretty dope, and I wanna make sure everyone can try to get one. We'll work out how that is possible once we've finish the first run and have gotten feedback.
Based on the feedback in this thread and how beautiful yet accessible the design is, I'm sure (and hope) there's adequate demand
Very much hope that it is within my price range so I can pick one of these up!
We're hoping it will be. Looking at the extra surcharges these days, prices will be adjusted. I still think it's good value in any case, since you can do a bit of testing, and the knowledge of buying into an ecosystem that will continually get stronger.
We had this ecosystem idea after EXT65, I wanted more people to enjoy that layout but didn't want to run another one because we had constellations on our mind. We redid the pcb, added some features like Underglow and OLED, and then made an opensource case. This allowed far more accessibility (althought with a bit more hacking involved) for the board. I think it turned out well. Since then we've expanded the ext65 ecosystem with additional plate materials (POM for example), Cork ext65 dampeners etc.
If you're still reading this, then here's a small update.
It seems like they're finally being shipped to us in Australia. We'll pray to the custom overlords that it doesn't get more delayed. Once it reaches here, a good round of QC (and potential KBBQ with the AEboards team), and sending out the FNF units accordingly. After that, we'll annouce how we're gonna make selling boards fair again (MSBFA)
Have a good friday and weekend!