[IC] GMK SoWaRe - Replica or Inspired?

[swimmingbird]

Hey everyone, just wanted to post a quick update. We are just as excited as you guys are about GMK SoWaRe, however we have to put this group buy on hold for now. We hope to start it up in the future when we have more time and resources!

Much love, byker and vesperSAINT

no worries I think the collective wallets of geekhack can let out a sigh of relief (for the time being)
looking forward to seeing it in the future

The feelings are divided, my wallet is relieved, my spirit halts, my soul is full of deep sorrow.

tis the curse of thy wallethack

[VesperSAINT]

Yeah ~ Sorry, my baes <3

It's just with the busy schedules/life, the many other group buys going on, and other multiple factors~ we have decided it's best for this one to be put on hold for just now.

We really do appreciate that you guys are so understanding <3

You guys will be sure to hear from us if anything changes ~

[Giorgio]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

[SpAmRaY]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

[romevi]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

This IC sparked because of that Massdrop set.

[ideus]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

This IC sparked because of that Massdrop set.

I missed it, was it an SP made one?

[SpAmRaY]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

This IC sparked because of that Massdrop set.

I missed it, was it an SP made one?

GMK

[ideus]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

This IC sparked because of that Massdrop set.

I missed it, was it an SP made one?

GMK

Really? Now I feel very bad for not been aware of such set.

[SpAmRaY]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

This IC sparked because of that Massdrop set.

I missed it, was it an SP made one?

GMK

Really? Now I feel very bad for not been aware of such set.

Personally it wasn't that great of a set.

[ideus]

Why not just "selling" the idea to massdrop?

I think Massdrop already did their own version of soware.

This IC sparked because of that Massdrop set.

I missed it, was it an SP made one?

GMK

Really? Now I feel very bad for not been aware of such set.

Personally it wasn't that great of a set.

They called it GMK Sky Dolch, and it did not have all the details of the soware one.

[Giorgio]

Yep, it was quite ugly. I think that reaching the moq could be quite easy. A change of strategy is much needed. A minimal ansi and ISO set should cost less than $90, as TA have showed, plus you can have an add-on with all the special layout keys.

[ika]

Yep, it was quite ugly. I think that reaching the moq could be quite easy. A change of strategy is much needed. A minimal ansi and ISO set should cost less than $90, as TA have showed, plus you can have an add-on with all the special layout keys.

With Classic Beige failing and GMK SkiData about to land, and approaching the holiday season where people tighten up their wallets to spend on family, I have a really hard time thinking this will be able to hit MOQ easily. Not that it's not a great set, but circumstances are not ideal.

[Giorgio]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

[romevi]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

[Giorgio]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

[Air tree]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

[jonathanyu]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

honestly I don't think Skidata+ would meet the moq, it's a awesome set, but there are just so many gmk set this year.

[Air tree]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

honestly I don't think Skidata+ would meet the moq, it's a awesome set, but there are just so many gmk set this year.

It doesn't help that the new JTK set is somewhat similar to Skidata+ and comes in at a much cheaper price.

[jonathanyu]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

honestly I don't think Skidata+ would meet the moq, it's a awesome set, but there are just so many gmk set this year.

It doesn't help that the new JTK set is somewhat similar to Skidata+ and comes in at a much cheaper price.

Just my opinion, I think that JTK keycaps cannot replace gmk set right now.  Its true the prices are much lower, but the legends on gmk set are much better

[ideus]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

honestly I don't think Skidata+ would meet the moq, it's a awesome set, but there are just so many gmk set this year.

It doesn't help that the new JTK set is somewhat similar to Skidata+ and comes in at a much cheaper price.

Just my opinion, I think that JTK keycaps cannot replace gmk set right now.  Its true the prices are much lower, but the legends on gmk set are much better

I have not seen any information confirming what you have said about the legends, but the opposite. Pictures show a very nice and smooth double shot key caps.

[jonathanyu]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

honestly I don't think Skidata+ would meet the moq, it's a awesome set, but there are just so many gmk set this year.

It doesn't help that the new JTK set is somewhat similar to Skidata+ and comes in at a much cheaper price.

Just my opinion, I think that JTK keycaps cannot replace gmk set right now.  Its true the prices are much lower, but the legends on gmk set are much better

I have not seen any information confirming what you have said about the legends, but the opposite. Pictures show a very nice and smooth double shot key caps.

The color and texture seems very nice.  But I have seen the e key in most pictues look skinner than other legends.  also the legends on modifier keys and function row just look strange to me

[ideus]

It is absolutely possible to bring the price down to $90. You should at least try. And it's 75 days to Christmas :-)

Skidata+ is the last GMK set I'm joining this year.

I wonder how much will it cost...

I'm guessing it'll land at about the $115-$120 range. GMK sets seem to hover about there.

honestly I don't think Skidata+ would meet the moq, it's a awesome set, but there are just so many gmk set this year.

It doesn't help that the new JTK set is somewhat similar to Skidata+ and comes in at a much cheaper price.

Just my opinion, I think that JTK keycaps cannot replace gmk set right now.  Its true the prices are much lower, but the legends on gmk set are much better

I have not seen any information confirming what you have said about the legends, but the opposite. Pictures show a very nice and smooth double shot key caps.

The color and texture seems very nice.  But I have seen the e key in most pictues look skinner than other legends.  also the legends on modifier keys and function row just look strange to me

I have checked the pictures available, carefully, I just cannot see what you said. You should have a much better display than I do, though. In any case, community support is the only way to get that alternative to GMK, to get actually in business.

[kokokoy]

Most of the things i' ve noticed is abt consistency of the legends. Anyway i heard rnd 2 is fixing a few things (though no idea what they are) anyway. But overall i like how the 1st one turned out considering they are new and how much they cost.

Edit: forgot to attach. Disregard on the color my phone seems to have changed the top right key.

[ideus]

Most of the things i' ve noticed is abt consistency of the legends. Anyway i heard rnd 2 is fixing a few things (though no idea what they are) anyway. But overall i like how the 1st one turned out considering they are new and how much they cost.

Edit: forgot to attach. Disregard on the color my phone seems to have changed the top right key.

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Now I got the idea. I hope they are working on fixing it for the next run.

[ika]

Legend thickness is definitely one of the biggest drawbacks of the JTK set we've seen so far. There is a lot of variability among the alphas when it comes to line thickness, and even within the same cap the thickness is not the same. If this is improved in round 2 it would be a huge step towards being able to compete with GMK. The step after that would be increased layout compatibility, special size keys, and eventually more novelties.

[cooldiscretion]

Is there any hope for this GMK Soware set to happen?  I'm still holding out hope as it's definitely one of my favorite color combinations of legends and keycaps.

[romevi]

Is there any hope for this GMK Soware set to happen?  I'm still holding out hope as it's definitely one of my favorite color combinations of legends and keycaps.

It's being put on the backburner for now, but OP hopes to come back to it soon.

[ideus]

Is there any hope for this GMK Soware set to happen?  I'm still holding out hope as it's definitely one of my favorite color combinations of legends and keycaps.

It's being put on the backburner for now, but OP hopes to come back to it soon.

If you have not checked the SNES set, I think you should, it is similar to this one, but has great colors.

[cooldiscretion]

Is there any hope for this GMK Soware set to happen?  I'm still holding out hope as it's definitely one of my favorite color combinations of legends and keycaps.

It's being put on the backburner for now, but OP hopes to come back to it soon.

If you have not checked the SNES set, I think you should, it is similar to this one, but has great colors.

Oh, thanks for the info, that is pretty slick! I hope they offer some kind of add-on to allow users the option to use non purple colors for the top row.

[ideus]

Is there any hope for this GMK Soware set to happen?  I'm still holding out hope as it's definitely one of my favorite color combinations of legends and keycaps.

It's being put on the backburner for now, but OP hopes to come back to it soon.

If you have not checked the SNES set, I think you should, it is similar to this one, but has great colors.

Oh, thanks for the info, that is pretty slick! I hope they offer some kind of add-on to allow users the option to use non purple colors for the top row.

You should post your suggestions at the IC thread.

[switchnollie]

Totally down for a replica, gotta fill out that form now

[ideus]

Totally down for a replica, gotta fill out that form now

Don't bother, this thread is dead, the OP stated he cannot run this GB.

[katushkin]

Totally down for a replica, gotta fill out that form now

Don't bother, this thread is dead, the OP stated he cannot run this GB.

Well I feel stupid for filling in that form...

[romevi]

Totally down for a replica, gotta fill out that form now

Don't bother, this thread is dead, the OP stated he cannot run this GB.

Well I feel stupid for filling in that form...

I feel like it was started as a rash reaction toward Sky Dolch. But I have hope for this still as byker said he'd like to see it done later.
Later, later.

[bocahgundul]

Make it happen pls

[byker]

This IC is on hold until the future, when vesper or myself have more time to pursue it!