Smaller accounts is apparently getting paid already according to Pirate himself on IRC. Proof posted by another guy on IRC:
As predicted:
Anyway, let me remind you all that the stalling tactics were predictable and have been predicted. Another prediction, by the way, is that he may pay out a few small accounts to stall for even longer.
If he represented a serious business, he would, of course, pay his biggest, best customers first. But then he would not shut down a smoothly running business in the first place.
The stalling tactic makes only sense if you're still accepting deposit and "operating" the ponzi.
Pirate said he was closing and not accepting new deposit. Now tell why the fuck would he stay around and pretend to be working at paying us back?