Why not cap minig block reward to 80% of total reward regardless mn status?

[fusecavator]

I was just thinking about the current situation with pools not updating, and was wondering, why not cap the amount a miner can earn on a block to 80% of the total reward ( the amount they would get if they paid a masternode ), regardless of whether they actually do pay a masternode. This would be very easy to enforce, and would take away most incentive to avoid paying mns, since they wouldn't earn any more by not paying them. There would still be a slight advantage to cheating, since you'd slightly reduce the available supply by not paying a mn, however that small advantage would likely not be worth the risk of running the wrong or a modified wallet to most people, where they could get cut off any time when enforcement is activated.

 

[Propulsion]

That by itself would require a hard fork.

 

[fusecavator]

That by itself would require a hard fork.

Of course. It would be a fairly safe one though, as it would be a trivial change.

 

[Propulsion]

It's a big deal to hardfork. When it's done, it might as well be for the whole shazam and not a trivial change.

 

[vertoe]

That would be such an awesome idea if no hardfork is involved! Damn, why didnt we think of that earlier!

 

[fernando]

This situation of some miners not paying sucks, but it is only going to last till RC4. I would not introduce more complexity/changes into the system just to get a few more days of payments.