Quote from: m1n1ngP4d4w4n on January 20, 2017, 07:11:25 AM

Quote from: CjMapope on January 20, 2017, 07:03:03 AM

the best ROI calculator will be what Jstefanop posted earlier in the thread, as, as he stated also at the same time, https://bitcoinwisdom.com/litecoin/calculator is still using 50LTC as a block reward ;p
https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/calculator/ltc?HashingPower=250&HashingUnit=MH%2Fs&PowerConsumption=400&CostPerkWh=.01

keep in mind theres alot of variables, but the bottom line IMO is : Mining is a long game now, EXPECT a year+ ROI unless you have "free" power ;p

But this calculator doesn't count the increase of difficulty, and it's the crucial thing for ROI. 1y of ROI is fine, but with ASIC you find it to be more like 2+ years.

you cant calculate diff increases really, unless you wanted to just add a static per week number. Theres too many variables and machines being developed that we dont even know when dif is gonna flatline or spike, so IMO, dif is impossible to calculate unless you add a static number per week. add 1-2% every 2 weeks maybe?
that calculator will be the closest you will find, as the rest are normal mining variables impossible to precalculate.

Quote from: Longsnowsm on January 20, 2017, 09:14:45 AM

Quote from: m1n1ngP4d4w4n on January 20, 2017, 07:11:25 AM

Quote from: CjMapope on January 20, 2017, 07:03:03 AM

the best ROI calculator will be what Jstefanop posted earlier in the thread, as, as he stated also at the same time, https://bitcoinwisdom.com/litecoin/calculator is still using 50LTC as a block reward ;p
https://www.cryptocompare.com/mining/calculator/ltc?HashingPower=250&HashingUnit=MH%2Fs&PowerConsumption=400&CostPerkWh=.01

keep in mind theres alot of variables, but the bottom line IMO is : Mining is a long game now, EXPECT a year+ ROI unless you have "free" power ;p

But this calculator doesn't count the increase of difficulty, and it's the crucial thing for ROI. 1y of ROI is fine, but with ASIC you find it to be more like 2+ years.

Well a sane person would look at these numbers and just invest in the coins and call it a day... But I have never been accused of being sane so I am covered...

If there is any hope of this playing out in favor of the miner it will be a long game now. It probably does make more sense to just sink the money into the coins and hold it, but what fun would that be? Miss out on the daily mining drama? LOL

yes, most that dont have huge resources or cheap power, i think have been doing that for over a year now, choosing buying coins over ASIC mining ;p
Lucky you already understand that there's more to it than profit

its about the EXPERIENCE, about being a PART of it, and of course about Decentralization and network security