Hey guys it's Enjoy here! It's been a while since I last made any official announcement. I have a few words and updates that I know some of you have all been waiting for. Let’s get started!
Preface
First, I would like to officially announce that Massdrop will no longer be the vendor for this set as originally intended. It pains me to see it turns out this way, but unfortunately Massdrop and I could not find a common ground in our final agreement, and hence this is the way it must go. It has been a blast to work with them during these past couple months, and I wish Yanbo nothing but the best in his endeavor and future projects!
With that out of the way, I would like to credit and acknowledge all the help that has been involved in this project. I would like to thank Biip and Janglad for the tremendous amount of quality work they put in this project. Thanks to Otanishock for all his support and contribution to kit revising and format editing. Thanks to David from CandyKeys for being the vendor and for all his work waiting ahead post Group Buy in order to bring this set to you. But above all, thanks to all of you – everyone, especially all those who were here since day one when this set was just a conception. Thank you for all your contribution and suggestion! This set could not be nowhere near where it is today without all your unconditional help and support. I really appreciate everything!
Without further ado, let’s get to the part where everyone is most excited for 😊.
Base Kit : I have decided to configure the base kit with Icon Mods/Text Mods bottom row with basic ISO support. I feel this configuration truly captures the minimalist theme of the set which I am hoping for while stilling maintaining decent coverage for most popular layouts!
Numpad : The Numpad! Yes I made the final call to split the numpad away from the base kit. This was not an easy decision, but I feel this would serve the best benefit to our community.
Novelties: It is unfortunate that since this set is no longer available on Massdrop, I have to cut corners towards the novelties kit. Some of the extra keys from original novelties mockup have been removed in order to keep pricing in bound.
Kobe:Similar to the novelties situation as explained above, it is impossible for me to offer both alpha kits in this drop due to pricing and MOQ issues. My apologies to all the folks who voted for the Gaijin kit, but Kobe pulled ahead in the poll and so this is where it has to be.
Spacebar :I don’t feel any modification towards the spacebar kit is necessary so it would remain as is.
Artisans :And in addition to all of that, depending on the general consensus, I will propose 2 rama keycaps, one made out of aluminum with green infill, and the other one made out of mercury PVD brass without infill. Let me know what you guys think!
Ortho/Ergo/40% : My sincere apologies to all the ortho/ergo/40% users! Unfortunately, I cannot offer support for your layout due to MOQ issues. As I do not want to put the strain on the vendor and force them to forebuy all these kits to push MOQs, I have decided to cut them entirely from the drop. Believe me that was a very hard decision to make, but I hope you will all understand.
Conclusion : So here you go guys, that’s it! We’ve come far, and now it’s time to let it shine! Please let me know if you’d want to see any final change before we wrap up and move on to the Group Buy phase. Thank you so much for your support. You guys have always been my motivation for this project, and it has been a blast for me working on it ever since. Cheers to everyone! 😊
-Enjoy
Vendors:EU : Candykeys
US : Dixiemech
ASIA : TBD (possibly ZFrontier ?)
AU : TBD (possibly Daily Clack ?)
NB : What do you think of this possible packaging
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