Yeah, I still think it's an insane move. Sorry. I'm still upset about the change. I still think it's the massively wrong way to go, and I think that not even offering a latin only alpha set after having it as the core for the last several months is a huge middle finger to a wide swath of those of us who were interested in the set. I'm actively angry because it feels like a bait and switch, even if I haven't put money down on it yet. It's just the total wrong way to go about things. I honestly think you'll end up with about 40% lower sales numbers as a result of this change, if not even worse. It's an absolutely terrible decision.
As I have said on my previous post, I apologize for those that have been let down but, with all due respect, there's nobody that has allocated more time and resources and that wants the keyset to happen than I am and in no way I'd do them to disrespect anybody. I've been working on this set for a very long time, and there isn't anybody that wants to have the set done more than me. This is why GMK and I have been working even before a group buy was scheduled with color charts and keycap samples, (
Serika - Update #1), that's why I've remake the renders multiple times, or that I've designed myself some custom packaging because I wanted to have something unique for the set.
I take full responsability of my actions, and if the set flops it is absolutely my fault. But, as I've said before, I've done these changes with good faith and I truly think they are for the best and what it's more important, I feel more comfortable with the current kit dispossition.
I mean, looking at the Massdrop poll, you have 1,066 people voting for the Core kit and only 66...SIXTY SIX voting for Hiragana...and your solution is to make the whole core Hiragana? How do you even possibly think that's a good idea? Only 6% of people who voted in the poll wanted Hiragana legends in addition to the core kit.
Addressing Massdrop's poll. This is what usually happens when you add kits after the IC is launched. At the moment I added those two kits, 800 people had already voted for the set.
Honestly, I think that you personally want Hiragana, and were worried you wouldn't meet MOQ if you didn't put it in the core, so now you get your legends and what the community wants doesn't matter.
I think I left that clear with my previous response that I actually want Hiragana. I wasn't worried about meeting MOQ, I was worried about splitting MOQ (again, I think I explained that on my previous reply). What the community wants does matter, but ultimately I have the last word about this set.
I can understand your reasoning, however, I'm left with one question: why can't Latin alphas be a kit?
This would at least be a good solution!
Then we would return to the previous state, which I have explained why I'm not comfortable with.