Yeah I don't think they are quite the solution they aim to be, yet. Lightning integration will be a key factor for most of us pleb miners around the custody issue.

They did mention that they will pay out, at their discretion, low amounts (under the threshhold) if they see a miner hasn't mined in months or whatever. You can also reach out to request early manual payouts. While better than nothing, this is clearly a bandaid fix in a "trust me bro" type situation until lightning is integrated.