So is the general consensus that this is just a well-disguised Ponzi or other scam?
I still haven't figured out how BAN can possibly pay 112.5% PPS and giveaway S3s and continue to operate for any length of time. But the answer appears that they simply don't payout as they promise and the S3s never ship.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Can not be a Ponzi and payments when working right come every 2 hours, that and the pool does not want you to keep coin with them so not sure how they will scam anyone at the most a few hours or a day of mining but most that have been here any time at all is more than that ahead.
The pool operator has said that this pool is only a small part of his over all plans so I am not sure the pool is where the money will be made. You will find some of this information in the first 5-10 pages of this thread.
I appreciate your explanation! But why are people constantly complaint about being underpaid here? Certainly, consistently paying out the correct amount has to be the highest priority for any pool. And that doesn't seem to be happening at all.
That is true that payments have had some problems. I will say in the past the pool operator has pretty much always paid any missing amount and then some. Also it seems the down time is less often lately. I have experienced payment problems on other pools in the past also. This is my first time being on a new pool and have had less problems than I had last year on Slush's pool. Give this pool a try.