I'm not particularly crazy about scrypt-n, I don't like how the n-factor scales and it is just a temporary reprieve from asics. That said, it IS a temporary reprieve from asic. So, for us GPU miners, its a way to stay relevant for a little while longer. I know the asic lovers will flame me, but CPU/GPU mining has its place in the life-cycle of a coin, and scrypt-n, for all its faults, ensures that for the time being. I personally like x11 much better (yes, yes, I know its not asic resistant blah blah blah) than scrypt-n. They're both stop gap measures though, so why not use the one that doesn't rape your GPUs and your electric bill?
Because some people believe x11 already allows you to get raped a different a way, the rapists don't perhaps even need new hardware to do it. Nobody is sure yet although single miners with 1.8GH and 1.2GH have shown up on x11 pools lately.... could they be running x11 asics or do they have modified x11 miners you dont have?
Or perhaps they have 1000 or so 7950 gpus running ?
I keep seeing this come up, and I'm not getting why people think this is odd? That is roughly 384 r290s, 454 280xs, or a lot of 270 lol. I see numbers from farms like that on every major pool (1/3 ratio.)
Also if there is some manipulation out there, the ones doing it are smart and are keeping it to themselves. They aren't offering preorder scams, or trying to give others the power they have. In that case I support them as they really aren't fucking us yet. When I look and see 20 guys mining at over a gig on an x-11 pool, then i'd buy the conspiracy.