I’ve had two days in a row where I got to nerd out over stuff with people. Let’s get some of that going for everyone else.

  • roux [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    I think I need to read more into the way that these switches they use work. I definitely can see 3-4 frames being a big deal in situations. I’m not great at competative stuff where it really matters so it’s not something I super focus on.

    Pssst, I also don’t fully get the trend with reds and really do think it’s part of the gimmick. With that said, I am sitting on a set of Choc reds that I’m gonna put into something at sometimes and hate, just like what happened when I build my Sweep36 with Choc Robins(clickies with a slightly heavier spring).

    Also I cannot express this enough but factory lubed switches are great. My Everglide Oreos in my ortho boards and my Choc Sunsets in both my Cantor Remixes and my Ferris Sweep all came factory lubed and it’s just not something I wanna deal with myself lol. It’s a meltdown waiting to happen.

    I did check that their software is on github and wonder how it differs from QMK(what I use technically).

    Also I wasn’t meaning Wooting is a gimmick, I was referring to Corsair and Steel Series and boards like that. I’m really gonna try and keep an eye on them and see where they go. I appreciate you putting them on my radar. Me no good at conveying what I mean sometimes lol.

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      10 months ago

      I think I need to read more into the way that these switches they use work. I definitely can see 3-4 frames being a big deal in situations. I’m not great at competative stuff where it really matters so it’s not something I super focus on.

      This is the important difference: https://wooting.io/rapid-trigger

      When you lift, to any amount, it is “off”. You can then press back in to be “on”. It’s very very noticeable.

      You know how with a joystick if you press all the way left and then press all the way right there’s all the space in between? Compared with pressing ADADADAD for strafing, a keyboard is just better for strafing than a joystick is in this regard because there’s less input time between moving the joystick left/right/left/right.

      Well for me this different between lifting a key and pressing it again is the same. You’re removing all the time in lifting the key before pressing it again, which sounds like a minor optimisation on paper but in practice you feel it a lot.

      I think this video explains very well: https://youtu.be/BSlKt7m7xXk

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      10 months ago

      From a quick look, it seems like their ‘lekker’ switches are hall effect switches. In essence they can be fully analog.

      It’s definitely a really cool and interesting development for switches, but I still personally find them to be a bit gimmicky in concept.

      • roux [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        10 months ago

        I think in the end of the day it’s how they feel really. If Awoo likes them than awesome.

        I never see anyone talk about my favorite MX style switch and think that anyone who likes Pandas or U4Ts should at least check them out at the very least(EG Oreo).

        • good_girl [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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          10 months ago

          I think in the end of the day it’s how they feel really. If Awoo likes them than awesome.

          Oh for sure, I’m sure hall effect switches feel much different than regular linears, and more options is always a good thing in this space.

          I never see anyone talk about my favorite MX style switch and think that anyone who likes Pandas or U4Ts should at least check them out at the very least(EG Oreo).

          I just got into tactiles recently when I finally put in my Magic Girl SP-Stars and I really enjoy them. I’ll definitely check out the EG Oreos when I get the chance to.