i mean, i know this is going to sound a little.. idk, but i actually preferred the oval feel. here's my idea: make the feet as long as they once were, but thinner and slimmer. it looks too generic now, tenshi, hoshizora, unikorn, jane, etc.
The only option here would be SKUF feet but I'm not a huge fan of the shape. In my opinion, all of the aformentioned boards have similar side profiles and the January brings something refreshing to the table with a relatively unique shape and side profile.
An overwhelming majority of people requested that we change the feet to circular bumpons. We're using feet from the vega wrist rest (that are cylindrical instead of the typical bumpon shape). These feet have the advantage of being circular and unobtrusive (we've found a transparent option for the vocal critics) which is what people seem to want while also differentiating themselves from your run-of-the-mill cheap bumpons. Here is an example of the transparent vega wrist rest feet on an acrylic wrist rest:
I have to agree, while i did not like the big and long feet, I am a little worn out from seeing so many boards with this same weight design now that people are modding bakenekos
The redesigned weight differentiates itself by having concealed screws and being fully flush with the bottom of the case (this is not necessarily the case with some of the comparisons the January has been receiving). I'm worn out from having to defend the feet of a board (that are invisible when seated on the desk), especially after making changes due to popular demand. I have the polycarbonate prototype (with the big feet) in front of me and the feet are not visible when seated on the desk. I have never seen people make such a big deal about the feet of the keyboard and I say this as someone who peruses geekhack daily. I understand that the original feet we used were rather unorthodox but we have listened and made changes to the feet, only to receive criticism about the feet again.
I'm truly exasperated because we tried our best to improve how we handled IC's after the Paragon. We ordered a prototype first, recorded a soundtest, and avoided renders entirely by only using prototype pictures. This isn't some low effort IC where I modified an existing file in 20 minutes and my partner and I have spent well over 2k in prototyping (with the new protos included), only to see our entire IC get pulled apart in both directions by a debate on feet. People didn't like the feet so we changed it to what they wanted. We even ordered an aluminum prototype after people requested it in addition to the second polycarbonate prototype that has shipped. We're willing to put in the time and money to produce something that people want but harping on the feet after we've made a change that was overwhelmingly favored is something I find incredibly frustrating given the fact that we clearly cannot please everyone. If you don't like the revisions we've made to the feet and the weight, please feel free to buy another board or design your own.
