Not everyone has infinite money. I very much appreciate it being split up into (really rather beautiful) kits rather than one big kit, the vast majority of the keys never used. It's far more inclusive to do it the way Zambumon has done it, then to price most people (me included) out of the keyset entirely. It's perfect just how it is Zambumon, I hope this keyset goes far
its actually far more exclusive, people buying these sets are keyboard enthusiasts, some if not most of them willing to pay for GMK will have multiple boards, with I dare say at least one with an non-standard layout, splitting into kits will make it end up meaning anyone who wants to populate anything other than a TKL or a 60% is going to be paying substantially more when everyone could pay a fraction more for a truly more inclusive layout.
Doesnt splitting up into more kits raise the price for each kit since theres more moq.
Gmk retro on massdrop is a perfect example.
Yea, it is almost a perfect example except the dual options kit has always been an ever big mistake for reaching MOQ imo.
Most people don't buy the kits, by splitting it up it becomes cheaper for most people. If you want to buy a kit, then yes it's more expensive because fewer of them are being produced.
But since the main set is much cheaper, more people will buy the main set, which means there's a higher chance that anything gets produced at all. And I say that as a person who always wants the ISO-Nordic kit, but I'm not going to force everybody else to also buy the ISO-Nordic kit (by including the kit in the main set) so I can have it cheaper
if this is running through massdrop, they have the volume to facilitate running a larger kit... *cough* *cough* GMK Carbon ended at what? just around $1000? I'm not questioning the design of the set I ****ing love it and I bet tons of other people would too, I just think its going to be a mediocre drop compared to what it could end up being if it was done as a full inclusive kit.
Do not compare GMK Retro, which had 2 options per kit, and you needed Base Alphas($65) + True Retro Kit($60) + Pro Retro Modifiers($35)+ Numpad Kit ($35) to cover a Redscarf96 or full-sized Winkeyless ($195) with GMK Nautilus, where you can cover those board with a Base kit that will most likely be under the $110 and the Explorer kit.
I guess it comes down to what all the pricing ends up being Zambumon, look at the sets originative is running, Their 250 MOQ prices are usually just over $110 for proper sets that can fill almost any board out.
/end rant
edit 1 : Please add modern 1800 support for the boys