How dare you!Submitted by pedrorq t3_yhrdox in MechanicalKeyboards
Ruffles808 t1_iufnibi wrote
Wait, how can one be a noob at this hobby?
Like, do they not color coordinate their keycaps and switches or something? Do people gatekeep because somebody paired their Tangerine Panda Linears with a $20 Carbon keycap set from Amazon instead of the $500 Matcha Blast keycap set from Drop?
TentiTiger11 t1_iug5uwe wrote
Ngl a lot of people in this hobby tends to be toxic towards new people so yeah ig people feel like they are "noobs" just because others want to gatekeep instead of welcome.
16218581290999685877 t1_iuiaeyg wrote
Just go look at r/customkeyboards rules about no plastic
>No Plastic - Expensive plastic (polycarb customs, Korean plastic customs) are acceptable, as is OG plastic, but plastic kits from Taobao/Aliexpress/Amazon/etc. are not.
Lol weirdest elitism, no plastic unless its this specific plastic!
KevinSanToast t1_iuicagv wrote
Also hate that the sub is called customkeyboards. In relation to the rest of the hobby, the customization is mid. So many people are doing crazy 3d printed and even hand wired builds. Those are custom imo. r/customkeyboards should be r/bougiekeyboards or something.
helmsmagus t1_iujlhu9 wrote
r/olkb and /r/ErgoMechKeyboards are more custom than /r/CustomKeyboards 99% of the time.
pcs3rd t1_iuip9gz wrote
I'm working on my first custom right now.
It's made from pla with the cheapest reasonable kbdfans caps I could find with gat browns.
I would go all out with the parts and everything, but I have more time than money at the moment.
WinterAyars t1_iuj1x1x wrote
So it's not about custom keyboards per se, more about elitists trying to lord their bank accounts over the peasants. Shameful, really.
T4COG4M3 t1_iuj8lpe wrote
yup, whats funny is that when you consider the parts around it, a build as a whole can end up rather expensive, but if its with a not-so-expensive case/keycap set, then its immediately dismissed, its expensive, but not the type of expensive they're going to value
TentiTiger11 t1_iuk34i2 wrote
Yeah it’s kinda sad. A hobby which would greatly benefit in terms of product diversity and price with more people that ends up scaring away new people is just terrible.
pedrorq OP t1_iufnqqi wrote
Haha that would be a brand new meme!
Dunno, let's see... "Razer keyboard with Mx switches is the best keyboard!" 😉
C__Wayne__G t1_iui3hyd wrote
Been in this hobby for awhile. I still can’t solder lol
Coloneljesus t1_iui7tmu wrote
People who care about switch colors more than feel are the real noobs
pedrorq OP t1_iuig79y wrote
Yup. "I like reds" drives me nuts
GCamAdvocate t1_iugsn2h wrote
Oh its entirely possible. I mean I was a beginner in the hobby once, I would have definitely classified myself as a noob back then. For me, those who are in the process of researching for a custom keyboard all the way to those who have built 2-3 boards are what I would consider a noob. Nothing wrong with being new, even Taeha was a noob once. The real issue is people who gatekeep shit.
OP-69 t1_iui9l7p wrote
ah yes
this reminds me of my first build
Gat yellows? check
Overlubed? check
nearly fucking up the holee mod? check
way too much foam? check
bending a lot of the switch pins? check
cheap ass keycaps? check
ah the memories
WinterAyars t1_iuj2l8e wrote
Also, we really shouldn't be assuming that people who don't have kilobuck level keyboards aren't "serious" or whatever. The hobby grew out of people trying to make stuff better without buying ancient unobtanium keyboards or spinning up a whole manufacturing facility. Someone who spends $40 on lovingly modding a cheap keyboard into something great is just as valid as someone who buys five keycults and pays someone else assemble them. Maybe more, if they're good.
5spikecelio t1_iuk4ugg wrote
That’s me. I consider my self pretty knowledgeable about the subject to the point i can figure out some switches and cases only by sound and my goal is to never go high end but to build medium low entry keebs and make them sound and feels as good as a high end keyboard. To this day, mi most expensive keeb os a gmmk pro and i made it sound amazing.
Qbopper t1_iuhnl5l wrote
i've been lurking around mech kb spaces for a while now, and like
> how can one be a noob at this hobby?
i'm not sure either, but let's be honest, people can and will find a way to gatekeep literally anything in this hobby lol
danshakuimo t1_iuiusiq wrote
Lol competitive keyboard customizing be like
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