You are one very confused puppy, what do those numbers mean in actual context of a fee and payout threshold? In principle the amount of fee paid, determines how fast the transaction gets included on the blockchain, so do I need my mining earnings processed in 20 minutes time, NO. I'm happy to to do ...

yeah something funny is going on here.

So @Steve If i understood correctly we can switch payout currency mid way as in im on about 1.4 milion satoshi now with 100% BTC i can switch to LTC now without waiting to hit the payout treshold?

I mean we can all appreciate that transaction fees are gone up, but this is really bit excessive

Probably, with NiceHash down everyone is scrambling around

ive accidentally switched pool to PH, it was showing live when i called switch, but when i switchd it came up with "DEAD" satatus,. than i got distracted walked away and some 8 hours later i noticed it was actually chugging away at PH, and has been ever since than .. 3 and a bit days.