Author Topic: WASD Announcement (Read 13495 times)

Flyersfan1 · « **on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:32:44 »

Please forgive me if this has already been posted, but WASD apparently has an announcement of some sort coming tomorrow at 9am PST.
Link

Let the speculation begin!

iamtootallforthis · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:34:26 »

PBT key options would be cool or maybe a 60% board.

demik · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:36:54 »

alu cases?
hhkb layout?
they now own gmk?

Cottonsox · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:39:09 »

Quote from: demik on Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:36:54

alu cases?
hhkb layout?
they now own gmk?

most likely scenario here.

Flyersfan1 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:39:33 »

Quote from: demik on Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:36:54

alu cases?
hhkb layout?
they now own mimic-cables?

FTFY!

And I'm going to assume all three or bust!

nubbinator · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:50:51 »

I'm going with they're finally getting higher quality caps than the junk they've been using. I know they've been looking for something for a while. Now that QWERkeys is no longer around in the form it used to be, they'll be working with Devlin. While thinner than GMK, they're thicker than SP and not bad feeling.

Hak Foo · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:59:44 »

They should offer bring-your-own cap printing services-- order a bunch of cheap DSA or SA blanks or a Matias blank cap set to cover your particular obsession, and have WASD do a professional lettering job on it.

nubbinator · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:03:47 »

Quote from: Hak Foo on Mon, 02 March 2015, 22:59:44

They should offer bring-your-own cap printing services-- order a bunch of cheap DSA or SA blanks or a Matias blank cap set to cover your particular obsession, and have WASD do a professional lettering job on it.

Setup would probably be too difficult. I'm sure they have their trays customized for their caps.

LeTrollMazter · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:25:15 »

They will probably announce a new keyboard, maybe a 60% keyboard? This appears to be BIG announcement.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:26:58 »

Maybe they are releasing a board with cherry mx 'compatible' switches?

bueller · « **Reply #10 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:28:33 »

Yeah I'm going to go with a 60% or new keys but a 60% doesn't really feel like a BIG announcement, they've announced new boards before with much less fanfare. Feels like double-shot keys to me, considering that is a pretty big part of their business I'd say it is more likely that they're upgrading their line.

Novus · « **Reply #11 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:29:42 »

Neat

Just in time cuz I was gonna get a kul but now I can put it off further.
Hell yea!!!

Also WASD is 20 mins away from me.

demik · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:36:06 »

maybe they're changing their name to ESDF keyboards

Sifo · « **Reply #13 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 00:13:08 »

Quote from: demik on Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:36:06

maybe they're changing their name to ESDF keyboards

master race

Chromako · « **Reply #14 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 02:24:32 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:26:58

Maybe they are releasing a board with cherry mx 'compatible' switches?

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!1111111eleventyone

On a more hopeful note, maybe they got a dyesub printer and PBT caps? That would be awesome.

Novus · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 02:35:08 »

Maybe they've caught up with the latest generation of boards

Ludovician · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 03:39:25 »

Their keyboards will no longer be made of plastic; wooden keyboards are the way of the future.

Ngt · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 05:00:29 »

The #HYPE is real. PBT or ABS double shot would be nice indeed!

Quote from: demik on Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:36:06

maybe they're changing their name to ESDF keyboards

For once I must admit you made me laugh.

Lord of Narwhals · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 05:58:35 »

It seems to be Cherry MX related.

I hope they're announcing thick PBT keycaps.
Could be a 60% though.

katushkin · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 06:21:55 »

Quote from: demik on Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:36:06

maybe they're changing their name to ESDF keyboards

Or QWER to get on the MOBA train

Ngt · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 06:26:44 »

Quote from: katushkin on Tue, 03 March 2015, 06:21:55

Quote from: demik on Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:36:06
maybe they're changing their name to ESDF keyboards

Or QWER to get on the MOBA train

Could be indeed.

yomammary · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 07:07:48 »

#1 complaint is their ABS keycaps, so I guess they might add the option to buy some.
Hopefully they won't sell ABS anymore, or double shots.

nubbinator · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 08:47:59 »

Quote from: yomammary on Tue, 03 March 2015, 07:07:48

#1 complaint is their ABS keycaps, so I guess they might add the option to buy some.
Hopefully they won't sell ABS anymore, or double shots.

ABS is fine. In fact, ABS can be great, just the thin and flexible **** they call caps are terrible and they know it.

dante · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:03:17 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 02 March 2015, 23:26:58

Maybe they are releasing a board with cherry mx 'compatible' switches?

If Gaterons are an option I'm all for it!

Likely candidate will be PBT keycaps. I can't see them taking on another board (60%) when they can barely keep what they sell in stock.

Ngt · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:09:21 »

I remember asking them at the end of November 2014 if they are going to do PBT in a near future and the person told me that:

Quote

It is something we are looking into offering but at this time we don’t have any more details or information.

Perhaps they have more information now and that's what it is all about.

dante · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:15:06 »

Maybe they will take the "barebones" option one step further an offer a cheaper option "naked" that has no keycaps AND no switches.

If switches are hard for their particular factory to acquire this is another way to move product.

Ngt · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:20:24 »

Quote from: dante on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:15:06

Maybe they will take the "barebones" option one step further an offer a cheaper option "naked" that has no keycaps AND no switches.

If switches are hard for their particular factory to acquire this is another way to move product.

Indeed it could be. I'd rather prefer that they announce PBT!

FrostyToast · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:24:56 »

Why are you guys so hyped for PBT?
I would like it if they got dye sub printers to use over their UV printing. AFAIK you can still use dye sublimation on ABS.
That being said, I have no idea what the quality of WASD caps is.

daerid · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:46:57 »

Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:24:56

Why are you guys so hyped for PBT?

Because shine is the suck

dante · « **Reply #29 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:49:06 »

Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:24:56

Why are you guys so hyped for PBT?

PBT = doesn't automatically mean GOOD. I much prefer smoother PBT like on the Leopold compared to sandy/grainy KBC.

nubbinator · « **Reply #30 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:50:39 »

Quote from: daerid on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:46:57

Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:24:56
Why are you guys so hyped for PBT?

Because shine is the suck

I love the feel of shiny Cherry ABS.

daerid · « **Reply #31 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:55:39 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:50:39

I love the feel of shiny Cherry ABS.

To each their own, ABS (shiny or not) sets my teeth on edge.

katushkin · « **Reply #32 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:57:18 »

It's not about the shine. It's about the feel. Even from brand new they feel awful.

When I put my Nuclear set on my WASD after 6 months of using my stock caps, I wondered why I had ever bothered buying a set from them in the first place.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #33 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:58:17 »

Quote from: dante on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:49:06

Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:24:56
Why are you guys so hyped for PBT?

PBT = doesn't automatically mean GOOD. I much prefer smoother PBT like on the Leopold compared to sandy/grainy KBC.

Yes those Leopold caps are awesome.

OverKill · « **Reply #34 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 10:37:40 »

Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 03 March 2015, 09:24:56

Why are you guys so hyped for PBT?
I would like it if they got dye sub printers to use over their UV printing. AFAIK you can still use dye sublimation on ABS.
That being said, I have no idea what the quality of WASD caps is.

No. ABS will melt. PBT has a much higher melting point.

Dihedral · « **Reply #35 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 10:40:28 »

Place Yer Bets! (What you expect it to be, not what you want it to be)

Also would be excited for PBT

derb2k2 · « **Reply #36 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 10:47:55 »

gogo Torpe keycaps!

Flyersfan1 · « **Reply #37 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:01:06 »

Code keyboard in Cherry mx brown, lol.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #38 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:01:16 »

CODE with MX Browns. Hahahahaha!

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #39 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:02:39 »

Sifo · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:07:02 »

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #41 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:07:09 »

Quote from: Flyersfan1 on Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:01:06

Code keyboard in Cherry mx brown, lol.

Yeeeeee

Sifo · « **Reply #42 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:07:45 »

About as anti climactic as winning a black widow chroma

hking0036 · « **Reply #43 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:09:51 »

Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:07:45

About as anti climactic as winning a black widow chroma

Please no it still hurts
Seriously though, trying to hype Browns. What.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #44 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:10:58 »

WASD keyboards so relevant.

I know this is what everyone was waiting for.

Sygaldry · « **Reply #45 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:11:11 »

Not surprised. Did not expect anything groundbreaking or interesting... at all.

FoC_Tow · « **Reply #46 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:11:25 »

Maybe someone should post this thread in the comments on Facebook.
It might fuel some ideas on what people are really hoping to see... xD

derb2k2 · « **Reply #47 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:15:17 »

MajorMajor · « **Reply #48 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:16:41 »

Not sure that needed a hype announcement 24 hours in advance...

dante · « **Reply #49 on:** Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:16:42 »

Quote from: FoC_Tow on Tue, 03 March 2015, 11:11:25

It might fuel some ideas on what people are really hoping to see... xD

WASD doesn't seem to get many shipments of keyboard; and when they do they are sold out quickly.

I don't think they have the bandwidth for anything else.

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