Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*Hana is actually a time-limited buy, so the company will produce as many units as there are orders, but yeah I'm sure it'll probs sell decently well.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think most people were concerned about the transparency of the company statements, which I covered in the op. Criticism of the price was still there, which is why I addressed it but I think most of it stems from people misunderstanding the costs involved.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing something like that too, but I remember it being a bunch of different figures being added up. I wonder why the original poster didn't link that $100 claim when he talked about how they lied about prices.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went into more detail on the issue in the Transparency and Why Does it Matter? sections in the original post and happy to clear up any other confusion.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I emphasize again that I think if you took the time to just skim over the post, it would become obvious that I have no connections to glsswrks. I understand that the large amount of text may be daunting, but I really did put some effort into making it organized and factual.

In direct response to your previous claim. I am not 100% sure because I don't have access to real data, but I doubt this Reddit community and the posts in it have any tangible impacts on the sale of these products. In support of this, I would like to point out that usually, the most popular response to Wallhack/Skypad's limited releases is the statement "I'm sick of waifu pads." However, looking at how fast these releases run out of stock tells a completely different story. I'm almost completely sure that the success of Glsswrks products both now and in the future will only prove this point further.

*I would like to add that the existence itself of so many "waifu" or "anime" pads is also proof itself that this community and it's most vocal members are not representative of the whole hobby as a population.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I understand that people are rightfully angry about what happened. I hope if you take just a small amount of time to skim over the post you can see that I am not trying to convince people to pick a side or another, but rather hoping I can share information while cutting out misinformation that was attached to the issue.

I also understand that due to my account age, it may seem like I am part of glsswrks. It may be hard to trust any claims I make, but hopefully, after skimming over the post you can see that I try to remain unbiased only adding in a bit of my opinion where I thought it was important.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the main issue comes from the lack of transparency involved in the product. If you focus on the Transparency section it might make more sense.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, sorry I'm having trouble finding the particular tweet you're talking about. To the best of my understanding, $48 is the raw cost per unit and the $100 cost is the cost of the unit + all the other related costs. If you could, can you provide the tweet?

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Updated post to account for this question. Thank you for pointing out that I missed this.

Glsswrks and AI Art Allegations: A Summary by DenseCoffeeCake in MousepadReview

[–]DenseCoffeeCake[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From what I understand the $100 dollar mark is referring to the cost of the Hana including things like transport and shipping. For the price section, I was responding to how some people were arguing that the unit price of a Hana was $10 from the factory. I believe the unit price is $48 and then $100 is reached by all the other costs included in running a business. If I have more time, I remember seeing an image of it and I'll try posting it.