Gateron Inks are extremely smooth pre-lubed, too. It's just rounder than you could ever expect. Another suggestion, actually reference your figures in the text. A lot of people were involved with making this switch. We recently did a limited run of the White Ice GMMK, with several more exciting things coming in the near future geared more towards the enthusiast community. Something I’d been exploring for a while has been to release our own switches. Minimalistic design. A subreddit to discuss the Glorious PC Gaming Race brand. Pleasantly surprised with the results! Not only have I spent more time than I'd like to admit just listening to sound tests with them, but having them produced in a way that's widely available is a great thing for a community such as the custom mech market. Last weekend it came to light that we’ve filed the trademark for “Holy Panda.”. It’s an extremely close-knit community, it can be intimidating, and it can be expensive. Seeing that the community was concerned about our plans for the trademark, we reached out to /u/Quakemz (the original creator of the Holy Panda) with an offer to transfer the trademark to him as “protector” once registered. To find links to our website and our socials, just scroll down the sidebar! My name is Shazim, and I started Glorious in 2014. Pissing people off (other than the big hardware companies) was honestly never the intention. This time around we won't be pre-lubing the switches. Think you missed that in your review. We have many projects planned that are upcoming that we think will be game changers. At long last, the review for the Model O Gaming Mouse from Glorious PC Gaming Race. Looks like lubing is the way to go with this switch but at least filming isn’t a necessity, More posts from the MechanicalKeyboards community, Continue browsing in r/MechanicalKeyboards. A Showpiece of Engineering & Design. Glorious Panda not fitting in plate Just got my glorious pandas in and when trying to decide which lube to use (203 still feels a bit scratchy so I’m going for 205) and placing them in my tofu dz60rgb, I came across a switch that physically would not fit into the plate slot. To find out just why exactly some cats are really into shoulder perching, Bored Panda reached out to Molly DeVoss, a certified feline training & behavior specialist, who runs Cat Behavior Solutions consulting agency. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. We have withdrawn our trademark application for “Holy Panda” (it will take a few days to update online). Honestly, shortening the name down to just 'Glorious Panda' sounds a lot better, and I feel it does a better job at making it appear more Glorious-original. The company has been operating since around 2000 and produces other items asell like kecaps and batteries. Also, Glorious Pandas sounds better anyways. That is not to say we dislike other brands - they all serve their purpose just fine. A few weeks ago, a Reddit user @DevilYouKnow posted on the site asking fellow users to name the weirdest things they remember about the early days of the internet. An essential part of any gaming PC is a great keyboard, but not all mechanical switches are the same. We also paid homage to the origin story in our blog to educate the wider gaming community. In the end we’ve learned an important lesson here — and we appreciate being part of such a passionate community. That’s how the Glorious Holy Panda came to be. With the success of Model O and subsequent mice, we spent most of 2019 pretty much completely consumed in the mouse world (while scrambling to essentially build a fully functioning company from scratch). Yeah. This is what the community really wanted. Any company can (and likely will) try to go for the trademark at some point. Holy pandas (and by extension glorious pandas) are quite tactile so you wont remove all tactility when you lube with 205. The panda plushy and desk mat were nice added bonuses. At the end of the day, this was just a standard preemptive legal move — no cackling to ourselves in a dark room planning to take over a community creation for ourselves, or tell independent creators they couldn’t make Holy Panda stickers. Just in time 1 hour 2 mins before preorders start. With very little marketing of the Gateron brand they have continued to gain main stream adoption and a market share in the mechanical keyboard industry. I'm excited to say that the roller coaster that has been the Glorious Panda switch announcement and rollout is finally over. As for the Glorious Panda - we hope anybody who tries them will love them. Press J to jump to the feed. Gateron switches are made by Huizhou Gateron Electronic Technology situated in Southern China . Now, we just need a properly bearded panda logo to honor the new (and much better) name! Through our manufacturing contacts we actually managed to locate and secure the original INVYR Panda tooling. These days it’s typically a very bad idea to mass produce any product without protecting the name. That's why this particular Reddit thread was just right up my alley. With a name like Holy Panda, these switches had to be epic. And there is no guarantee they’ll use it to make a high quality Holy Panda switch (or any switch at all). I know many aren’t super familiar with us beyond the GMMK. NEW PANDA MERCH IS AVAILABLE NOW! Holy Panda switches were handmade through a process of removing tactile stems from Halo Clears and inserting them into housing from INVYR Panda switches. And with it, I am proud to share my review to answer all your questions and concerns about this insanely contentious switch in … Introducing the Glorious Panda A legendary switch now available for gamers everywhere! So obviously it has become more than apparent over the past week that the general consensus among the community is that calling our switch the “Glorious Holy Panda” is disingenuous. Some early reviews are due to release on 9/4 around 10AM CT. And with some of the listed brands, such as Razer, I belive that you can’t buy individual keys and such. GMMK Pro is an ultra premium, gasket-mounted 75% layout keyboard built for enthusiasts, gamers, and professionals. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, helmets, and cars. I hope our response makes everyone sleep a little easier on this. One of my big goals for 2020 has been to re-enter the Keyboard world. Damn, they get it. We could make them widely available, and significantly lower the markups. Any tl;dr about how these compare in sound and feel to the acclaimed Holy Pandas? So it does indeed seem like a very good value Holy panda alternative that does the job, seemingly better than t1s. As with any trademark there was never a guarantee we’d be granted it at all — but if granted we could ensure we could always sell a high quality “Holy Panda.”. They taste-tested the biscuits on pandas at a South China preserve. The company continued to grow pretty steadily, until last year when we launched the Model O gaming mouse — then everything changed. Initially, it was named as the Glorious Holy Panda because it paid homage to the original Holy Panda mechanical switches. - Interestingly enough, while having two different stem molds between the switches, the N/S and E/W stem wobble for these two switches is quite comparable. Aside from an intro, I wanted to give you this background because I think it's important for everyone to know we’re not coming into this launch as a corporate big bad wolf looking to steamroll our way into the community. I'm still going to go through with my drop panda order as roughly I'm spending $20 extra compared to the glorious pandas. Glorious Gateron Switch Color Guide introduction. Bored Panda spoke about aging and what has the biggest impact on how people’s looks change over time with redditor Zbf, founder and moderator of the ‘13 or 30’ Reddit community. Our development process focuses on finding the best aspects of gear people want, improving them, and then making them widely available for cheaper. So we feel going forward with “Glorious Panda” is the best move for us and everyone involved. We are in no way affiliated with the /r/pcmasterrace subreddit. However, I do want to note the implication here: the name “Holy Panda” remains unregistered as a trademark only for now. The GMMK Pro features a fully CNC machined aluminum case, 5-pin modular PCB, all-new screw-in GOAT stabilizers, a rotary encoder, QMK/V We will be renaming our switches from Glorious Holy Panda to Glorious Panda. Made with stems from Halo Clears or Halo Trues, with the housing found on Invyr Panda switches, Holy Panda switches combine the best of two worlds. God yes, I'd drop my new model o- in an instant for a wireless one. Doesn't Glorious also make the GMMK compact? Originally our idea was actually to put this up to a community vote. We really felt it did justice to the Holy Panda name. To that point what is stopping the creator from filling for their trademark? When I first heard about you guys' rendition of this switch I got really excited. I put in a ton of time researching what kind of switch we would work on and sell. Former EU people can also get them from Overclockers. I'm just a spectator here for the most part, as I have yet to dabble in the custom keyboard market. Glorious is the world's first and best Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, that allows you to easily swap between Cherry, Gateron, & Kailh switches. This Full-Size (104 keys) GMMK Modular Mechanical Gaming Keyboard comes preinstalled with brown Gateron switches and black keycaps. rn i'm just using an Apex Pro. Glorious Panda switches are a great example of product made for dedicated fans. A panda version of animal crackers -- using some bamboo but adding vitamins and fiber. Discuss new and current products, and any other GPCG related news. To say we were surprised by how strongly people felt about this name would be an understatement. We also noticed widespread issues with quality and with keeping consistent stock. That was fun. Glorious is a company of enthusiasts on a mission to push the boundaries in the world of PC gaming since 2014. Some like their switches buttery smooth other like more tactility so its up to you to decide what you like best High quality Mechanical Keyboard inspired Art Prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. We saw that nobody on the market right now is selling a truly original mass-produced Holy Panda, but the Glorious Holy Panda uses as many original parts as possible, with the INVYR housing and leaf (the real key to the Holy Panda magic). Holy Panda Switch Review! Printed on 100% cotton watercolour textured paper, Art Prints would be at home in any gallery. Well-know within mechani I wish drop would also stop naming their Holy Fakes Pandas without the original tooling. Who doesn't love watching a panda stumble around in all its glorious cuteness? Really great and thorough review, thank you! Glorious is primarily a PC gamer-focused company. Get up to 50% off. I’d love to get your feedback on everything as Glorious continues to develop new products and new opportunities. I like the transparency here. Cherry MX are often regarded as the standard, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are the best. I definitely get the reasoning for pulling back on the trademark, like you said I also like and appreciate the Glorious Panda name change, but it feels weird with the trademark limbo considering other recent controversies. I think everyone wins here. I wanted to preface this with a little background about myself and Glorious as an official introduction to the community. Our take on this is that we never wanted to piss off the keyboard community (especially as many of us are part of that community). We agreed this is the best way forward — so there’s no need for a vote. The goal of this subreddit is to provide daily links to interesting mechanical keyboard content. I ordered the Cherry MX Red Switches which have worked wonders for me as linear switches. Plus I get halo stems which I can franken into kiwi housing and see what happens. I wanna build with Glorious Pandas (is it good for gaming?) It’s really been a grass-roots effort, made possible by interacting directly with communities like this one. Break out your top hats and monocles; it’s about to classy in here. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. What’s important is selling a very good, high quality switch for an affordable price. A common complaint I’d always see in those forums was that there were very few options to buy high-quality gaming gear without getting screwed by companies charging monopoly prices. Hey, I saw you on the Glarses discord! We really weren’t intending to piss everyone off nor throw ourselves into the drama, so we worked with several influential members of the keyboard community to come up with a plan to proceed. While most enthusiast gamers use a mechanical keyboard, the majority know very little about them.