Thread: how to maintain a good ratio

Here is a guide on how anyone can keep a good ratio on any tracker. If you follow these rules you will not only be golden but you will consistently not have to worry about downloading things because you should be able to build a good buffer.

1. IRC Bonus's (aka get upload for doing nothing)

Many trackers have set bonus where if you idle in their IRC channel you will be rewarded with upload. With most trackers that offer this you should be able to get 500MB-1.5GB PER DAY for really doing nothing. You can also set mIRC to sit in your taskbar and never even have to look at it. If you look in the FAQ/Forum of your trackers you can easily see if they offer this, and if they do get on it. you could be adding about 5-7GB per week to your upload just from this alone.

2. Freeleech

This is something that is found on not all but most trackers. They beauty of FL is that nothing counts towards your download, anything and everything you seed from a FL torrent will add to your buffer. Some trackers have sections for all their FL torrents and some do not. For those that do not, once again refer to the FAQ because within it you should find search terms to find all of the FL content on a tracker (ex. on waffles if you search is:free it will display every torrent that is FL). Now that you know how to find them, start downloading. What I like to do with FL torrents is to keep them open for a minimum of 3 weeks, by doing this you will have surpassed the requirements on most trackers (meaning seed to a 1:1 or 48-72 hours) and also give yourself a good amount of time to seed. After you seed a decent amount or a 1:1 if possible close it and go for another one. Keep doing this and you will build a good ratio. This should be the first thing you look for when joining a new tracker.

3. Uploading

Before I start this I will say this isn't an option at every tracker but if you keep reading you will find others ways of effectively doing the same thing. If your a member of a music/movie tracker there is a good chance you can upload no matter what your speed is. Looking at music trackers first, you may say well I don't have anything to upload. Here's a hint (goto mp3kingz.org it shows all the new releases that are coming out into the mp3 scene take any of those releases and google them, 9 out of 10 times you will find it on rapidshare/megaupload/mediafire). I'm sure somewhere in your house you have CD's laying around and most music trackers allow several different encodings, meaning you can rip the same CD 4-5 times in different formats and upload them all. As far as movie trackers go, blockbuster, netflix, redbox are all good choices to get good movies and make copies. Uploading is not only key to keeping a good ratio but its a good way to help out the trackers that you leech your heart out at.

For the in depth tutorials on uploading then you must seek out each trackers rules individually.

4. Spreading the love

This is probably the most overlooked thing by torrenter's. Essentially what I am saying is that once you have downloaded the latest DVD Screener from (for example) PriSM you go to the other private trackers which you regularly use. Then you set your download location to the file that you already own and the tracker will register it as 100% completed so you only receive upload credits.

So any upload you get from doing this is 100% buffer and you don't even have to worry about it going to a 1:1 ratio. By doing this you can potentially download something from 1 tracker but be seeding at 4-5 others. Hows that for saving your ratio.

5. Filling requests

This is another thing overlooked by many people, many trackers that have a request system usually also have a bounty system. What this means is that if you upload a torrent and fill a request, you get to collect the bounty on that request. Also if you EVER upload anything always be sure to check the requests to make sure what you uploaded isn't there. I can't even explain how many times i see old requests for things that go up on a site then the bounty gets stolen. This is a sure fire way to boost your ratio because you not only get the bounty, but obviously if someone requested it at least one person is gonna download what your uploading giving you even more upload.

For the in depth tutorials on uploading then you must seek out each trackers rules individually.

6. Karma/Bonus points



Another thing offered at many torrent sites, karma/bonus points are a good way to get upload. They are usually accrued by seeding stuff, the obvious way to get the points is to seed. But lets look at it on a bigger scale, some trackers limit the amount of points you can accrue. For instance some trackers will only let you accrue points from a set number of torrents (maybe 5/10) and no matter how big the file your gonna get the same points. For this case here's what you do. Go to the browse page and click on size at the top before it list's the torrents, download 5 to 10 depending on how its setup of the smallest torrents on the site and leave them seeding. You can literally do this with under 5MB of hard drive space. For other trackers with no limit on the number of torrents or where the size of the torrent is a factor just make sure you leave everything open. There's some trackers where I have close to 100 torrents open just because I'm trying to collect points. Its good way not only to get upload, but to also get other cool goodies!

Karma Points can also be awarded for helpful posts in the forums. MyAnonymouse is especially good that way and by contributing to the community I have been gifted enough points to maintain VIP status purely by being friendly.


Now seriously there is no excuse for a bad ratio at any tracker, following these steps should insure that.

So read all of this and DO IT, DON'T BE THAT GUY!

THANKS

please write the source and the author- its in the rules
writing a few phrases over the original post doest mean you wrote it yourself
original post here
http://bvlist.com/tutorials/4264-%5Bhow-%5D-survive-any-tracker-without-seedbox.html

Originally Posted by acela

please write the source and the author- its in the rules
writing a few phrases over the original post doest mean you wrote it yourself
original post here
http://bvlist.com/tutorials/4264-%5Bhow-%5D-survive-any-tracker-without-seedbox.html

yes you are right, but i think it should be useful for other members oh TI, that why i post this useful points

THANKS

its ok , i didnt mean that you should have not wrote the extra info, just that even if you wrote some passages you still have to mention the original source.

I've seen a lot of that lately, I wonder if negative repping would get it under control? Personally I haven't been here long enough to pull that particular trigger and I know that everyone hates to do it but some of you who have been here for six months or so might consider this is what it is for. I saw one guy either yesterday or the day before get called out on two or three posts within a day or so and then when I reviewed his previous posts he had been called out only days prior to that! Also there is a very similar thread stickied in BT Discussion, not sure it needs to be in both places.

Just a thought.