11/17/2020 — Prototype Feedback and Insider’s Club Raffle

Hello everyone! Back for another update for you all.

// Prototype Updates

As you have all seen, we have and will be sharing the final prototypes of the first Series 00 launch. We hope you have enjoyed your first look into the Series 00 Alu + SS, and hope you will like what you will see with Brass tomorrow (Wednesday 9 AM). More pics on our Instagram page.

Internally, we have conducted a number of tests on our Mk I prototypes.

• fit (onto the switch)

• tactility

• acoustics

• ergonomics

• quality of material, finish, coating, colors, engravings, and machining

After performing these tests, we have decided we will manufacture a second round of prototypes, Mk II, just to ensure we nail the details. This round of prototyping will finalize the above criteria, in particular fitting, ergonomics, and final Series ID machining. Our conservative estimate is that the prototyping + testing will take between 2-3 weeks. Once we are ultimately happy with the manufacturing + design details, that design will become our Golden Master Series 00. This is basically the design that will be used as the standard for our final manufacturing for the GB.

// IC + GB Timeline

After we are happy with the Golden Master, we will begin final preparations for Series 00 IC v2.0 which will including the announcements of proxies, pricing, various fun events such as giveaways, Easter Eggs, and more. Our conservative estimate points to around late December to early January for the Series 00 Group Buy.

// Easter Egg Lite

This coming week, after the release of the Series 00 Sandblasted Brass, we will launch an Easter Egg Lite. The prize of the Easter Egg Lite will be an esc lab swag pack.. and maybe something more that you'll have to find out when you find it ;). I haven't decided on the final swag yet, but will definitely include esc lab stickers. Past Easter Egg winners CAN participate in this hunt, so yes, @Jeffrey#9976 , you can participate!

The intent of this Easter Egg is to both welcome our new supporters + serve as a "appetizer" to the IC and GB Easter Eggs which will be much harder. You can thank previous Easter Egg winners for making it harder :)

I will announce the Easter Egg Lite in our Discord’s #events channel, so get ready to RSVP that event to know when it will come online. We will give away around 25 swag packs, and we will raffle them if there's more than 25 winners. We have updated the Easter Egg rules — the first three finders of the Egg get extra raffle entries, so it pays to be first!

// esc lab Insider's Club Announcement: Insider's Prototype Raffle!

We are happy to announce a brand new prototype raffle just for our Insiders -- esc lab's most passionate supporters and fans. You may notice these @Insiders with the yellow name around the server. We will be holding this raffle around the next Series 00 IC (late December / early January). We will also announce the next nominations of Insiders in the coming weeks.

It is not too late to try to become an Insider. As a way of thanking those that are the most passionate about being part of this community, we quite simply invite those that are most active in our Discord, Instagram, Reddit, etc. An easy way to tell (within Discord) is the leaderboards within #spam. We will also be implementing a system with @HeyTaco!#8714 that I'll announce once its bugs are fixed.

We truly read every message out there, whether it's positive or feedback-oriented. So thank you for those that take the extra step to be kind, welcoming, sharing of their knowledge regarding MKBs, and of course, being passionate fans of esc lab.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in #feedback or DM me.

- loop // esc lab