I believe so. In my case, I ran Core 0.15.0.1 and was given a suggested fee/byte. I recalled hearing some people say that various factors were tilting the fees:
- The mempool is mostly clear these days. (Some people went elsewhere, some attackers gave up after they realized they were pissing away their money, etc.)
- Companies like Coinbase, who are behind a lot of the transactions, haven't upgraded to SegWit and haven't changed their fees. So, you see a lot of fees that are way too high.
- In recent days, I've heard that the mempool has gone back up somewhat. I believe there's a website somewhere with more recent info. I can't find it offhand, sadly.
If you don't mind playing with Armory a bit and aren't in a hurry, you can always use RBF and play with the fees a bit. I started at 10 sat/byte and would've bumped it up if, say, an hour had gone by without any confirmations. It cleared immediately. Maybe I got lucky. In any event, play with what Core recommends. I've only used it a couple of times but both times have seen the recommended fee still be too high. At least it was suggesting 20 and not 200.
