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Quote from: entharal on December 31, 2014, 02:07:43 PM

Due to the increase in value, the 10 000 SJCX "ticket" to enter the beta might be too steep for some.

agreed. its the equivalent of telling some one "here is the very first iPod, but it will cost you $350 to try it, if it works well, we will release 450 million iPods, but at a cheaper price."

There is only 44 million coins out in the wild out of a possible 500 million. The devs should release a block of coins, say 20 million, and put a sell wall well below the current market price say 4k SAT or even cheaper. it shouldn't cost 1.5 BTC to participate in a beta. They would still raise money, get more people involved in the beta, which will look amazing in regards to media and advertising.

It will get more people involved... but can everyone's computers handle any problems that may occur, thats why Storj only wants those that can handle any problems that may happen and can give valuable feedback...

so you are saying that the only way Storj can ensure beta testers give valuable feedback is by making it cost prohibitive for people to participate? Having money doesn't mean you are smarter. You can always get one person with 10,000 STJX who will give bad feedback.

Also, you want things to break during the beta phase, so issues can be addressed before public release. You don't to find out that storj has problems with 1000 nodes if the beta phases was only completed with 100 due to the 1.5 BTC "buy-in" required to participate.

There are plenty of people here who could contribute valuable time and energy to this project, but will choose not to participate due to the 10,000 STJX required.

Sometimes we're lucky enough to hop on board early, and sometimes we get stuck playing catch-up... It's all part of the game. 10,000 SJCX is cost prohibitive, but it sets a fair barrier of entry for those who are really invested in the project. (No, I don't have 10,000 SJCX... still debating whether I can afford it - prob not.)