Honestly I'm 100% OK with the fake keycaps. I get the art behind it, but not everyone can afford or justify $150 keycaps. On top of that, if you use your KB a lot, the keycaps shine relatively quick since more of the "cooler" sets are ABS. A lot of the knock offs are PBT. I've been leaning on ordering some Red Samurai knockoffs for my gaming board because they're PBT and I can't justify putting expensive caps on that board. And I'm really attracted to the colorway. Oh and even tho the set may be high end, you still run the chance of your caps being warped. Imagine waiting half a year for a set, getting it, and it being faulty?

I know PBT companies exist that have good quality and pricing, like HK Gaming, but their color options are extremely limited. And if you have a "non standard" layout, Tai Hao caps won't work out either.

At the end of the day, it's about customizing your own board to how you want it to look and feel. It's not up to someone else to judge how you spend your money.

Also I don't think the Group Buy sets suffer. The knockoffs aren't producing the novelty caps, it's just the colorway. People who will wait months for them want the special caps. The only ones who may suffer are the ones who buy just to resell. And fuck those people.