I think it's a good gaming keyboard especially with the cherry mx black that are the most usefull cherry mx switch beacause they are the best in each situation. The absence of the keypad is not defect because it's optimized the keyboard for lan party and it make easy to carry away. It doesn't away backlight but it cames with repleceable orange keys. Last but no least it has a very good usb cable so it is a great Keyboard