I agree though that it is difficult to know what the most profitable method for mining is, especially on auto-exchanging pools
It's very easy to know, just few numbers and formulas. Which fit everywhere except zpool

Regarding zpool, I suspect, as I've mentioned already, it mines NOT user-specified coins, but some other suitable for pool. Afterwards there comes massive exchange. 10-25% loss each payout, already calculated. That's why MAC-MAC exchange, that's why payouts are scheduled.
I guess. But almost sure

And I'd advice everybody to click Total paid number (blue) to get payouts history window. If there're payouts with '...' instead of transaction number, you are pissed off, too

I've got 8 for today including two cleared (!) without refund (!!!). Post
#1069As far as I can tell you can't specify specifically what coin you are mining though. You specify what coin you want to be paid in, but otherwise you are mining the value of the algorithms pool. You may mine the same coin that you are looking to be paid in, but you are still mining against the value of the algorithms pool as far as I know. If there is an option to mine a specific coin on a specific algorithm then let me know because I don't see any options for that.
As I said I believe the way it works is that a particular algorithm would pay out X mBTC/MH/day and the time you mine on that credits your account with that much mBTC based on the value at the time you mined it and the length of time you mined it for. The Earnings you get for each coin type show in the last 50 coins earned, but it is only the mBTC value that matters. Then your wallet is credited with the mBTC value of the coin you specified in the C=XXX line of your miner and that determines how much you get paid out.
The calculations seemed to line up with what xqicka posted for their Timetravel mining from earlier and the values of the unpaid coins seems to have fluctuated with the change in Machine price based on the mBTC value they mined earlier. This means if the coin's value you want to be paid out in goes up after you mined it you will be paid out less than you originally mined and if it drops you'll be paid out more of that coin because it is based on the BTC conversion at the time it pays out.
Ook, u like loosing double transaction (BTC's bites!) + exchange fee? 10-20%? Now I'm testing the pool with 0% fee, immediate payout of confirmed crypto (if u mined it - u get. no exchange, only if u want to) and double hashrate vs zpool's. Scrypt only, it limits, for sure, but: ~110-120% daily net revenue at rented hashpower w/pool's autoswitch (sometimes it sucks), ~130-140% w/manual coin switching (I get real-time almost precise data) vs no breakdown (!!!) at zpool. Yep, I get pain in the ass selling alts twice a day in complicated ways, but this pays, only 1-2% transactions losses maximum (profit sometimes!), including BTC transfer to NH. And I hope my bot in development is ready and operational in 2-3 weeks.