Topic: Best practice for altcoin to setup profitable "masternode" (Read 312 times)

I'm testing my first masternode using Arcticcoin (there it is called "goldminenode") and 1000.00 coins (amount to establish one masternode) for about 2 weeks now without any reward yet? I once was in the "winners" list reported by "goldminenode winners" but didn't seem to get anything. Also there's no transaction or additional balance yet that claims any reward.

I've seeing this as testing for other coins/masternode setups that may require more expensive invests. arcticcoin.org claims to give at least daily 0,15 (0,02%) ARC, weekly 4,59 (0,46%) ARC and annual reward of 55,07 (5,51%) ARC. I'm asking myself is it worth trying to spent more into masternode or just drop this idea? Yet I can't see how there is coming any reward or will I have to wait a little bit more to have my running node more established? By the way it's running 24/7 on internet-server (with 1 gbit connection) so I don't think it's caused by any downtime or faulty connectivity.

If I'm investing more coins into the same coin for another node does it matter in which "block" I make my node-investion to establish another node in my wallet? Is it generally a good idea for any masternode-wallet to invest the required amount for masternode once a new block is "found" into the new block doesn't this make any difference at all?

Any help or experience of other users here trying to gain rewards on masternode? Any suggestions or which coins are best profitable?