@Claymore, Thank you very much for your answer. At least now we know were we stand

I personally feel that I wouldn't mind seeing the 1.5% fee return to 2% (to pay for Claymore's hard work) if we were to get a SOLO option for the second algos of dual mining.
Those stealing pools are so annoying...

I am not saying it to apply pressure on Claymore, he made a valid point. But if there are enough people in here feeling the same way, then maybe there is something for Claymore to earn as well (by raising the fee again)