the best way I can process the difference one feels, as I understand the fundamental differences between this pool and others, is the difference between working for yourself and working for a corporation. Working for yourself, you get paid irregular but you get paid with accrual even if you stop working for a while. That's this pool. You have no idea when you get paid and you might get less in the same initial period of time, but you will take all you earned on hash and you get it as residual even if you stop hashing here.
with the other pools, I use slush, you get a "bitcoin paycheck" - every 3-4 days (whatever it is for you) you get that payment but if you stop working for them, you don't receive anything anymore. not even a goodbye

and that's the dilemma. If you need the earning on a regular, do you take $0.90 to the $1? probably. but if you can afford to let it ride, you'll earn most from your hardware than anywhere else. and you pay less in transaction fees if my observation is correct