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  Totally agree
context: The pricing range I’ve been seeing online is $200-$250. Which at $200 I was considering buying it. If it launches at $320 that’s a hard no. >
  
  It's SG$420, so it would be massively unfair if it sold for US$250 elsewhere.  It's still stupidly expensive at $250 though if you ask me. Take away the OLED, and what are you left with?  seriously... is it worth $250?  US$200 is starting to approach sensible though, for a high end gaming board. Still not worth it, but high end gaming boards never are... but at least that price would be competitive against some other high end gaming boards. >
  
  never a bad product only a bad price. >
  
  Fair enough >
  
  US$320 for a north facing, non QMK/VIA plastic gaming board with a gaming aesthetic and crap stabs?  WTF?  Just because it has a OLED screen?  Fuck that LOL.    I'm sorry, I'm not buying the "it's plastic 'cos wifi" bullshit either... the Mammoth 75 and others manage it well enough.  You would actually have to be mad to buy this... and I do mean mad... as in you actually think you are a radish or something.   Seriously.... what is this "features longer than a oil pipeline" nonsense?  What features?  You mean features that a long list of other boards also have for less money?  
  Madness.  And gamers think GB customs are a rip off? LOL >
  
  This 100% . I know there's a rule here about "no gatekeeping", but products like these make it so hard... >
  
  In what way is this gatekeeping?  It's just madness.  If this board was US$175 I'd have a totally different opinion about it. It's just ludicrously expensive. TBH, it still wouldn't be stellar value at 175. >
  
  I'm not saying you're gatekeeping. I'm saying generically products like these may trigger gatekeeping. >
  
  Nah... gatekeeping is when people ridicule others for having cheap stuff, for no other reason than snobbery.  This is just a rip off product, and it's NOT cheap!... but I see where you're coming from. They'll cry gatekeeping though... just you watch. >
  
  Umm no you're wrong. gatekeeping NEVER means just ridiculing people because it is cheap. here's a definition.
  "When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity." >
  
  And how is saying this board is massively expensive and not worth the money doing that? I'm denying no one anything. If you want to spend $320 on a plastic keyboard, knock yourself out.
  By ridiculing people for buying cheap keyboards, it makes them feel that they cannot post in here for fear of that ridicule, so if anyone does that, they ARE trying to decide who has the right to post or not. >
  
  First up, I never said anything about saying something not being worth the money was gatekeeping.
  Secondly, I gave a broader definition. Their are plenty of times where gatekeeping happens, more expensive things. 
  What I'm trying to say is that Gatekeeping happens everywhere, not just because its cheap. >
  
  
  I never said anything about saying something not being worth the money was gatekeeping.
  
  Yet you accuse me of gatekeeping in another post within this thread, purely for having these opinions about this board.
  Let me remind you...
  
  but this keyboard has a place in the market and you are trying to gate keep.
  
  Hypocrite. >
  
  Wrong person, lol >
  
  With boards like the QK75 and Odin 75 coming soon at a similar or lower price with better features for the most part it's hard to recommend unless someone isn't too concerned with price and insists on having RGB, wireless, and OLED features. The Azoth doesn't make sense at $320 and really ought to be priced closer to half that. >
  
  When the Odin 75 looks reasonable, you done messed up. >
  
  It is. It's drop dead gorgeous, and if it's as well built as the previous Odin, it's well worth it... and it has an OLED LOL >
  
  Yuh I’m pretty hyped for the Odin 75. Especially that plum color way. >
  
  So gorgeous >
  
  Are you able to compare the stock keycaps with other cherry profile caps to see if they're a little taller to accommodate the north facing switches? It would be a crying shame if, with all those features, the caps on the middle ASDF row still collide with the switches. That seriously hamstrings the sound and feel of a board, unless you go with higher profile keycaps. >
  
  I think we’re looking at this the wrong way. It’s a north facing board for shine through caps to work, maximizing RGB effect that’s popular for those looking at gaming focused peripherals. The gaming aesthetic is the same, popular with the target audience. The software may not be QMK/VIA, but this is likely targeted to gamers that want a better typing experience rather than keyboard enthusiasts that play games. They’re used to using awful software for peripherals (look at Razer and Logitech G). 
  Perhaps this is a gateway board that causes people to realize they can spend less but get more in a non-gaming focused board (minus the oled screen) >
  
  ASUS's software was ranked worse than Razer Synapse by der8auer so it's not exactly great either >
  
  Sell barebones without all the extra stuff and maybe the price will be reasonable. >
  
  That's what I told them too >
  
  I’m thinking, for this kind of money, was it that expensive at manufacturing to make something like an antenna line used on smartphones? A cut-out of sorts through the metal body, just enough so the wireless chip can do its thing without hindered performance?