# Livepeer Protocol Parameter - Change Proposal Form

**URL:** <https://forum.livepeer.org/t/livepeer-protocol-parameter-change-proposal-form/807>\
**Category:** Transcoders\
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/livepeer-protocol-parameter-change-proposal-form/807 "2019-07-16T08:13:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/livepeer-protocol-parameter-change-proposal-form/807/15 "2019-07-22T22:20:09Z")

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Thanks for elaborating further, @Blockdaemon

1. Over time, the LPT reward will decrease and it will be more about the ETH reward from actual transcoding being done. So the amount of stake that a transcoder has is mostly a security signal for broadcasters and more important factors will be involved (e.g. price, location, availability, response time…). So I can’t see any (short or long term) performance issues for the network due to the current transcoder limit.
2. I don’t agree. In the long term, this should be handled by the the protocol by setting the right incentives and punishments - that’s why we have the token…
3. Currently, the top 5 transcoders have 50% of the staked LPT. I can’t see how this will change by adding 5 or 10 transcoders. I think what Nico mentions is much more important: “Perhaps we should do a better job of making clear that the top transcoder in the list doesn’t necessarily mean the best one to delegate to if you want to get the most rewards as a delegate.”
4. Has already been answered
5. & 6. Never said that… And yes, I do run a transcoder (you can find my campaign in the forum). I also built a (free) transcoder watcher bot to increase transparency and help stakers make more informed decisions: [Telegram Bot: Transcoder-Watcher](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/telegram-bot-transcoder-watcher/609)

It’s important to know that we’re not talking long term here… I think everyone agrees that the number of transcoders/orchestrators should increase drastically once actual work is being done on the protocol.

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