As for me, while contributing to MasterNode projects first of all I look on the product and perspectives of the project: the idea and quality of the product, the business model of the coin...
Among all the pack of scammy shitcoins I've found the Smart Quorum project - their coin is about to fuel the marketplace of community-driven development.
Their coin should rise after their platform starts working, check out their ANN: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3297005.0