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I noticed that back when i used them, that was quite a while ago, shame they still have the same behavior. :(

Thanks. That's what I thought too...

Also author rewards are much less than 75 percent in reality...

I think that's because of the 50% calculation you have to add to that 75% I think

Does this mean setting the post payouts on 100% SP as opposed to 50/50 is more beneficial?

hmmm no, well it depends on the price of STEEM/SBD, but generally I think is better 50/50 because you can then use the SBD gained to pay winners on contest or just make transfers. SP is much harder to use

That's my understanding too.

I think lately I was doing ok,I could get around the same SBD investment or maybe a little under, but I get extra SP which helps a lot

I wish I could at least get my 5 SBD back in SBD so that I could invest the next time. Now I think I ended up gaining ca. 0.7 USD. That's including SP with the current market price of SBD and STEEM.

Yes, at the end it does turn out better for you, because you also need good SP to help the community and :)