The consensus thus far seems to be 188 coins/block - we'll continue to process feedback for another 12 hours or so and then lock in the final decision in the morning. There is a division within the OctoCoin team on the topic which is why we are looking to you guys to help us make the call. Since we will need to hard fork things anyway, we will also make some tweaks to the difficulty adjustment formula. While I believe the current formula has served us well and tweaking it wasn't worthy of a fork on its own, we might as well make the adjustments we want while we have the opportunity. There have been a lot of requests for implementation of KGW but, based on our calculations and testnet runs, we have determined there are better options for a more consistent network.
We will try to get the updated client out tomorrow; keep in mind, however, that the fork will not actually occur until block 68,888. Also, just to clarify, this will have no effect on the total number of coins or how soon we get there. We have received more than one enquiry on the topic and wanted to ensure this point is clear. The only change to the distribution is that the remainder of the bonus blocks period will be modified to a static 188 coins/block with no bonus blocks - this averages out to be the same number of coins and is just a slightly different method of distribution. Every consistent miner will be rewarded by this change and the only miners that will be negatively affected are the coin-jumpers that are exploiting the bonus blocks. We apologize for not noticing and addressing this "exploit" sooner but, as they say, better late than never. We can take solace in the fact that the majority of miners exploiting the 888 bonus blocks are likely dumping their coins as the blocks mature meaning they are selling well below even the short-term value projections.
188 coins/block... I have been mining Octo since launch and while I do not totally understand the situation I do know that hard forks can cause a loss of coins. I love this coin and this community, I certainly would hate to lose any that I have spent time and power mining. Thanks. We will try to get the updated client out tomorrow; keep in mind, however, that the fork will not actually occur until block 68,888. Also, just to clarify, this will have no effect on the total number of coins or how soon we get there. We have received more than one enquiry on the topic and wanted to ensure this point is clear. The only change to the distribution is that the remainder of the bonus blocks period will be modified to a static 188 coins/block with no bonus blocks - this averages out to be the same number of coins and is just a slightly different method of distribution. Every consistent miner will be rewarded by this change and the only miners that will be negatively affected are the coin-jumpers that are exploiting the bonus blocks. We apologize for not noticing and addressing this "exploit" sooner but, as they say, better late than never. We can take solace in the fact that the majority of miners exploiting the 888 bonus blocks are likely dumping their coins as the blocks mature meaning they are selling well below even the short-term value projections.
if this upsets someone, they probably only care for profit and not the coin itself. 
