*puts on new keycap set on factory default board - "Hey everyone, look at my custom board."+1 on the flipped spacebar. I know some people actually do like it but it tilts me.
flipped spacebars
stickerbombed anything
aftermarket artisan prices
GMK circlejerking
aftermarket artisan prices
Small (sub 60%) and OLKBs
I also don't like that people get mad when I use "keeb".
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When it's a dubious personal choice that only affects one person, it's not a problem. But when a dubious personal choice becomes a trend that starts to infect the larger marketplace, then one must take a stand! :p
GMK circlejerking
Are you referring to the amount that GMK sets get traded?
Circle jerk (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=circle+jerk) in context of GMK would mean the people saying how it's the best, everyone else agreeing and that anyone who thinks GMK is the best is particularly discerning etc.
topre
still garbage
...a dubious personal choice becomes a trend that starts to infect the larger marketplace...
...a dubious personal choice becomes a trend that starts to infect the larger marketplace...
interest piqued, what dubious things have caught on that didn't deserve to?
Potatoes, am I right? Get real, big kid
Potatoes, am I right? Get real, big kid
RGB backlighting for one.
I thought you were going to point at some bizarre instance, say where one person decided to drill their keycaps for ventilation, then a bunch of others follow suit, and before you know it there is a keyset GB with holes where the legends are supposed to be.
RGB backlighting for one.
Fair enough, I'd put that one down to gamer product marketing. I don't use it, but if support for lighting means more success for the widening range of small projects then it serves a useful purpose.
I thought you were going to point at some bizarre instance, say where one person decided to drill their keycaps for ventilation, then a bunch of others follow suit, and before you know it there is a keyset GB with holes where the legends are supposed to be.
I thought you were going to point at some bizarre instance, say where one person decided to drill their keycaps for ventilation, then a bunch of others follow suit, and before you know it there is a keyset GB with holes where the legends are supposed to be.
Whoa, that's a great idea. Put a couple exhaust fans in the keyboard to pull the air through all the holes.
Or reverse them to allow air to cool your hands.
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Group Buys run by companies.
What do you think a vendor is?
Group Buys run by companies.
What do you think a vendor is?
Actually yeah. People who drop $400 on a sick ass custom board, then take pictures with potatoes smeared in vaseline. I understand priorities, keyboards over cameras, but sometimes it's pretty bad.It's almost like some people buy/build custom keyboards to use them, not to win some e-peen contest.
Actually yeah. People who drop $400 on a sick ass custom board, then take pictures with potatoes smeared in vaseline. I understand priorities, keyboards over cameras, but sometimes it's pretty bad.It's almost like some people buy/build custom keyboards to use them, not to win some e-peen contest.
What's the point of buying a nice keyboard if you don't take pictures of it and post it online? It's kinda like why I only write my novel at Starbucks. What's the point of writing if there's no one to see me doing it??
What I really hate is when people don't send their Secret Santa gifts :'(
When the words goat, next level, endgame are used. Quit it.
When the words goat, next level, endgame are used. Quit it.
keebstars also use the word "litiest"Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/X1eZX.jpg)
I don't get the point of backlighting, but for the most part, I'm pretty meh about the trend. However, I do love underlighting. I know some people are meh about that.
*puts on new keycap set on factory default board - "Hey everyone, look at my custom board."
flipped spacebars
stickerbombed anything
aftermarket artisan prices
GMK circlejerking
*puts on new keycap set on factory default board - "Hey everyone, look at my custom board."+1 on the flipped spacebar. I know some people actually do like it but it tilts me.
flipped spacebars
stickerbombed anything
aftermarket artisan prices
GMK circlejerking
What annoys me is when people buy a grab bag from SP, break it down into smaller bags of similar keys and sell for 50 a piece for trash.
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drama _-_
Flipped spacebars
SA
DSA
The half-ass'd hate for 'gaming' peripherals period (EG: BMing somebody who likes their Corsair/Razer then buying a MOBA set for price of said board)
Making EVERYTHING pink, enough magenta mods already.
All the blue sets/any obscure color being too 'niche' or 'riske' until there are at least 3 other sets in the palette coming out or IC's.
Glitter artisans
*puts on new keycap set on factory default board - "Hey everyone, look at my custom board."
flipped spacebars
stickerbombed anything
aftermarket artisan prices
GMK circlejerking
...overwhelming dominance of cherry mx style switches and everything that comes with that.
Novatouch/MX Sliders on Topre.
Please **** off and die
Novatouch/MX Sliders on Topre.
Please **** off and die
Their linear switches are nice, and that's because MX switches were first engineered to be linear. While MX switches have a simple design and thus are quite robust because of that, the tactility and sound the switches produce are quite sub par compared to other switch designs. But these other options are so expensive and sometimes not even available that you have to be really into the hobby to get a keyboard populated with them. How many modern mechanical switch designs are there that aren't using the MX design? Not enough to make a difference even in the enthusiast market which has the widest spectrum of diversity in the whole scheme of things. Aftermarket is so greatly reduced for the "other" switches that there isn't really much to choose from to customize your keyboard. And if there is something you like it probably costs a boat load of money. I'm just tired of seeing the same Cherry MX slider design redone with a bigger bump, less travel. It's time to redo the whole switch and make it better for users that are eagerly waiting for a Cherry with proper tactile feedback....overwhelming dominance of cherry mx style switches and everything that comes with that.
What's wrong with cherry mx style switches being so popular?
Whats right with DSA? :cool: Nothing. Wholly inferior to G20's >:Ddrama _-_
Flipped spacebars
SA
DSA
The half-ass'd hate for 'gaming' peripherals period (EG: BMing somebody who likes their Corsair/Razer then buying a MOBA set for price of said board)
Making EVERYTHING pink, enough magenta mods already.
All the blue sets/any obscure color being too 'niche' or 'riske' until there are at least 3 other sets in the palette coming out or IC's.
Glitter artisans
Whats wrong with DSA?
Novatouch/MX Sliders on Topre.All I heard you say was endgame
Please **** off and die
topre
still garbage
=P Forever drinking haterade
topre
still garbage
=P Forever drinking haterade
When the words goat, next level, endgame are used. Quit it.
keebstars also use the word "litiest"Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/X1eZX.jpg)
Massdrop gets us the best deals on gmk and sp sets due to high volume. Also good deals on hard to source Realforce boards. For most things though, there are better methods.
People who are down on massdrop for some emotional rather than practical reason. :PSome people are down on Massdrop because of bad past experiences!
People who are down on massdrop for some emotional rather than practical reason. :PSome people are down on Massdrop because of bad past experiences!
It's a matter of opinion, maybe it's an uninformed opinion, but so what?
People who are down on massdrop for some emotional rather than practical reason. :PSome people are down on Massdrop because of bad past experiences!
For anything you can buy elsewhere, MassDrop is often not that good. The prices are frequently about the same price you can find elsewhere and the estimated arrival times are abysmal. The mech keyboard world does well since they've got the special run stuff like the artisan caps, specialty keysets, specialty keyboards, etc. With other stuff, I see frequent discussions along the lines of, "but I can get this off Amazon for about the same price and skip the 3 month wait."
For anything you can buy elsewhere, MassDrop is often not that good. The prices are frequently about the same price you can find elsewhere and the estimated arrival times are abysmal. The mech keyboard world does well since they've got the special run stuff like the artisan caps, specialty keysets, specialty keyboards, etc. With other stuff, I see frequent discussions along the lines of, "but I can get this off Amazon for about the same price and skip the 3 month wait."
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
For anything you can buy elsewhere, MassDrop is often not that good. The prices are frequently about the same price you can find elsewhere and the estimated arrival times are abysmal. The mech keyboard world does well since they've got the special run stuff like the artisan caps, specialty keysets, specialty keyboards, etc. With other stuff, I see frequent discussions along the lines of, "but I can get this off Amazon for about the same price and skip the 3 month wait."
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
Yeah MassDrop is hit and miss. Their exclusives are where they shine. MD still has work to do. They desperately need warehouses in Europe and Asia to handle all the international buys better. Shipping everything through New Jerseys isn't ideal. Especially if it's coming from Europe or Asia already.
They also need to move out of California so they can stop charging me sales tax, dammit!
My gripe with Razer is not so much about the quality of their products but about their attitude. They are spouting bull**** and deliberately deceiving customers.
For anything you can buy elsewhere, MassDrop is often not that good. The prices are frequently about the same price you can find elsewhere and the estimated arrival times are abysmal. The mech keyboard world does well since they've got the special run stuff like the artisan caps, specialty keysets, specialty keyboards, etc. With other stuff, I see frequent discussions along the lines of, "but I can get this off Amazon for about the same price and skip the 3 month wait."
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
Yeah MassDrop is hit and miss. Their exclusives are where they shine. MD still has work to do. They desperately need warehouses in Europe and Asia to handle all the international buys better. Shipping everything through New Jerseys isn't ideal. Especially if it's coming from Europe or Asia already.
They also need to move out of California so they can stop charging me sales tax, dammit!
That takes money that they probably don't have. And the logistics and financials of setting up in a different country are not exactly trivial. But it's always like just do it. I'm sure if they had unlimited funds and a workforce ready to go, they'd do something. But they don't.
The other part about logistics and shipping things from one location is that they're buying in bulk, which is one of the reasons they get the breaks. Increasing the shipping locations isn't necessarily possible and in many cases would increase the prices. Just because something is manufactured somewhere, doesn't mean that they're going to be willing to break the large order into multiples to ship to different places.
For anything you can buy elsewhere, MassDrop is often not that good. The prices are frequently about the same price you can find elsewhere and the estimated arrival times are abysmal. The mech keyboard world does well since they've got the special run stuff like the artisan caps, specialty keysets, specialty keyboards, etc. With other stuff, I see frequent discussions along the lines of, "but I can get this off Amazon for about the same price and skip the 3 month wait."
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
tbqh my endgame grail is lit af also ur mamme wot m8
My gripe with Razer is not so much about the quality of their products but about their attitude. They are spouting bull**** and deliberately deceiving customers.
My gripe with Razer is not so much about the quality of their products but about their attitude. They are spouting bull**** and deliberately deceiving customers.
They're not the only ones guilty. I saw a video ad, I think for Logitech's Romer G keyboard, that said almost all keyboards have "zero key rollover" and theirs had 26.
Pretty sure if you had 0kro your keyboard wouldn't work ;D
Then there's the whole "military aircraft grade metal" they all seem to be pushing as of late. Do people really buy into that?
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
I'm starting to wonder where it's going with this though. The WhiteFox, which had a strong debut on MassDrop, had it's departure from MassDrop, and is now on KickStarter.. Matt3o's explanation for this was a bit less than flattering (For MassDrop).
My thoughts exactly. Mass drop has provided a valuable service to the keyboard community. Beginning with the ErgoDox, they have been able to put together projects that would otherwise have been stall by missing links and lack of organization by the inexperienced.
That has been their greatest asset.
I'm starting to wonder where it's going with this though. The WhiteFox, which had a strong debut on MassDrop, had it's departure from MassDrop, and is now on KickStarter.. Matt3o's explanation for this was a bit less than flattering (For MassDrop).
It's just a matter of priorities. I:C and I are enthusiasts first, entrepreneurs last. We love what we do and we love our product. Massdrop have different dynamics. I'm not putting the blame on anyone. They have employees, deadlines, investors. I personally would do it for free. Money, Quality, Time. You can only have two.
My gripe with Razer is not so much about the quality of their products but about their attitude. They are spouting bull**** and deliberately deceiving customers.
They're not the only ones guilty. I saw a video ad, I think for Logitech's Romer G keyboard, that said almost all keyboards have "zero key rollover" and theirs had 26.
Pretty sure if you had 0kro your keyboard wouldn't work ;D
Then there's the whole "military aircraft grade metal" they all seem to be pushing as of late. Do people really buy into that?
But they're not lying..
Hahahahaha military aircraft grade metal..
they use a whole bunch of different aluminum alloys in aircrafts.. because an aircraft is complicated, and require slightly different aluminums to fill different roles.. Some areas need high corrosion resistence, some areas need high strength to weight, etc..
But that's the same as saying.. we use America grade people.. That could be anything, you could get a black guy, a white guy, brown guy, yellow guy.
The trend of threads that complain about trends.
Marginalizing Topre as "just another rubber dome". That's like saying the Mercedes F1 W08 is "just another hybrid". You can say that, but you look really stupid doing so.
layouts smaller than 60% (severe key accessibility trade off for the slightly smaller form factor is not worth it)
RGB backlighting for one.
I don't get the point of backlighting, but for the most part, I'm pretty meh about the trend. However, I do love underlighting. I know some people are meh about that.
Model M haters. Who's your daddy?
I also don't like that people get mad when I use "keeb".
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More and more stuff getting released that I can't just buy but have to get from somewhere I can't get it from. Really annoying.
I'm new to mechanical keyboards, and I understand that makes 90% of my opinions bull**** in the eyes of people who own 10 different boards. My rant focuses on the complaints and hate directed at Razer products, particularly their keyboards. I see so many folks **** on these products and the people who own them and enjoy them. It's a matter of opinion, maybe it's an uninformed opinion, but so what? Did they **** on your waffles?
- OMG MY WALLET CRIES !!!111oneone
I don't get the point of backlighting, but for the most part, I'm pretty meh about the trend. However, I do love underlighting...
It wasn't less than flattering to me. The realities of it were that Massdrop is a company, and when profit vs the design come into play, they will of course go towards profitability. I:C and Matt3o are both enthusiasts, and would release it for free if they could.
From matt3o on DT:QuoteIt's just a matter of priorities. I:C and I are enthusiasts first, entrepreneurs last. We love what we do and we love our product. Massdrop have different dynamics. I'm not putting the blame on anyone. They have employees, deadlines, investors. I personally would do it for free. Money, Quality, Time. You can only have two.
But everyone wants to look at it as being negatively focused on MD, no matter what the actual people involved say.
It wasn't less than flattering to me. The realities of it were that Massdrop is a company, and when profit vs the design come into play, they will of course go towards profitability. I:C and Matt3o are both enthusiasts, and would release it for free if they could.
From matt3o on DT:QuoteIt's just a matter of priorities. I:C and I are enthusiasts first, entrepreneurs last. We love what we do and we love our product. Massdrop have different dynamics. I'm not putting the blame on anyone. They have employees, deadlines, investors. I personally would do it for free. Money, Quality, Time. You can only have two.
But everyone wants to look at it as being negatively focused on MD, no matter what the actual people involved say.
I meant that it's less than flattering based on what he was trying to convey. Matt3o and IC had little control over the production and quality of the boards, hence taking the product out of their hands. Allowing Matt3o and IC to achieve what they want would cut into profitability.. but I don't think there's a middle ground where everyone is happy. I don't think anyone blames MD, but we may start to see less new enthusiast developed products.
I'll still look to MD for cool GMK/SP keycaps, but I don't expect as many new keyboards. More MD-made boards like the K-Type would be neat though.
That's the exact opposite of what I've seen. It just seems that they get other collaborations to fill the void. The new Clueboard is an example of that, and launched very conspicuously at the same time as the new whitefox. It's just business from what I've seen, and they have their ups and downs just like anything else.
That's the exact opposite of what I've seen. It just seems that they get other collaborations to fill the void. The new Clueboard is an example of that, and launched very conspicuously at the same time as the new whitefox. It's just business from what I've seen, and they have their ups and downs just like anything else.
Hmm, true. The WhiteFox is probably a one-off thing. I liked the clueboard, but I'm not a fan of the layout. I'm thinking of selling off my FC660C actually. I need a 75% board.
Model M haters. Who's your daddy?
It's usually just jealousy.