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[quote author=Nutnut link=topic=3262.msg24866#msg24866 date=1375944855]
As others have mentioned most pools are pplns so it will take a little while to ramp up. After 2 days though you should be well up to speed.
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PPLNS requires X number of shares to be mined with you present on the pool before you receive full share of the rewards. Depending on the target number, it can take a day (or longer if the entire Feathercoin network hash rate is low). I say stick with a pool for 2 days steady mining and you should be around your estimate for your hash rate.
It’s important to note that difficulty changes rather often (1-2 times a day I believe now) and your calculated expected earnings will change when the difficulty adjusts.
[quote author=Nutnut link=topic=3262.msg24866#msg24866 date=1375944855]
Also remember that luck plays a huge part. We’ve had days where we’ve doubled our earnings and days when we’ve practically struck out.
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Pool luck also does have a significant impact on individual user earnings. All pools will have bad luck and good luck steaks and these eventually even themselves out but it can take more than 1-2 days for this to happen.
[quote author=Nutnut link=topic=3262.msg24866#msg24866 date=1375944855]
Wherever you try, aim for a smaller pool as the larger ones are often near the 51% mark.
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This is something I encourage everyone to do. Pick a smaller pool or set up your own p2pool node and connect it to the rest of the p2pool network. While most of the current pool operators have good reputations, the future of a coin is greatly dependent on network stability and if a single pool has majority share of the hash rate, it puts the network in a potentially unsafe condition.
NutNut’s pool as well as my own (https://ftc.d2.cc) are smaller but stable 0% fee pools. The current known pool list is also available at:
http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=2902.0
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Thanks for your input guys …being around the traps for a while PPLNS from my personal XP sucks dogs balls :(
PPS on ltc is great but there are NO true PPS pools for FTC and it has really driven me crazy as the returns are always 20% expected :(
Will try coinotron for a few days as discussed as it will be in this way I can gather the real rewards from them :*( (just a simple report or 24hr earnings would be nice )
I would be uber happy with 90%+ 8) and i could look to put more rigs into FTC …I currently have 25 and cant justify it when my returns suck soooooo badly
Anyways depending on the outcomes with coino dudes expect a visit from myself and my 10 ftc rigs :D