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Hyland33 t1_iwzvtwu wrote

I never understood the hate for the gmmk pro. Everyone complains about it not having a lot of flex but there are so many other boards out there with little to no flex and people drool over them.

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Munenoe t1_ix019dk wrote

I think it’s a bit of gatekeeping, in the end. The idea of a gasket mount with a firm typing feel made some peeps mad, but it was one of my first boards and I still appreciate it as a firm type feel option.

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Blakew17 t1_ix03g49 wrote

As someone whose first board was a GMMK Pro, I think it stems from the board just not being good and still being expensive. I wouldn’t have got into MKs if it wasn’t for it, but compared to the QK65 and other budget boards, it’s just not a great value.

Regardless, it’s a fine entry board and always in stock, which is really nice for people getting into the hobby.

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MrWhiteCocainer t1_ixeiabk wrote

That’s only changed as the board became older, it happens with every board becoming outdated. It gets hate because there was pervious controversy over the holy pandas they made and that fueled the fire of the deceiving marketing of the board. That’s it, it was just the marketing that people disliked

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Blakew17 t1_ixeihhu wrote

They also got in hot water for some keycap color ways if I remember correctly.

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MrWhiteCocainer t1_ixeiks5 wrote

Oh ya I remember that too, it had something to do with alexotos and gpbt

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NintendogsWithGuns t1_ix091p5 wrote

It’s because Glorious has questionable ethics and there are better options for that price point. Sure, there are other boards with less flex but they either don’t purport to be gasket mounted or are priced considerably lower. Charging an additional $100 for a “flex kit” that fixes their initial design flaws is an example of one such slimy business practice.

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TAG_Sky240 t1_ix07w0b wrote

I think the initial hate was due to qc issues, but glorious fixed those pretty fast. Now I think it’s due to the fact that the keychron q1 is a better choice.

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MunixEclipse t1_ix1oi0u wrote

Most of the hate stems from Glorious, who has no lack of contraversy, and had a pretty shit debut board.

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Chorazin OP t1_iwzz0ft wrote

Yeah, I also don't get the hate. I purposely don't want a lot of flex in my gaming board, which is why I didn't grab a PC plate when I got the flex kit, that was mostly for the improved sound. Even if you hate Core (which admittedly is pretty much trash), you can flash QMK and just use VIA/VIAL like most other enthusiast boards.

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