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Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
First. Before the point of this thread, don't post unless you have both. I'm NOT asking for FTN and I don't care if I ever get it or not since I already have ScT.
Now. ScT is wonderful and it's currently my favorite tracker. But is FTN much different? I know it has ever so slightly better pretimes, but aside from that? I know it can't have better speed, because I max out on ScT every time I download there.
They both have their exclusive packs, and ScT's are fantastic, maintaining a ratio on ScT is way easier then one might think, but on FTN there IS no ratio.
So do they level out in terms of overall quality? Or to the people with both, do you prefer one over the other and why?
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
Content wise, both trackers have pretty similar torrents (mostly 0day); FT.N has more articulate pack torrents.
FT.N isn't much different than ScT, except for the community (but all trackers differ in that area). ScT has better pre times, but FT.N has more unique uploads, I guess.
Yes, there isn't a ratio system on FT.N, but like you said, you're seeding fine on ScT.
The reason I prefer FT.N over ScT is it's a beautiful thing to leech a huge HD pack torrent and not worrying about it killing your ratio when it finishes downloading; when you join the IRC channel, people greet you because they know and respect you; and their well-designed style sheet.
Edit: Stupid edit system.
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Thanks th0r for the wonderful explanation! :)
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th0r pretty much nailed it. In my opinion.. ScT excels a little more in the TV genre.. but FTN's packs are killer. There is also more of an overall sense of community at FTN, if that is important to you.
Both are great trackers, but if I had to choose only one, it would be FTN. I really like the feel of a small community.. and their movie packs rule :)
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
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Originally Posted by
lessthanfour
ScT excels a little more in the TV genre.. but FTN's packs are killer.
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
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Originally Posted by
lessthanfour
ScT excels a little more in the TV genre.. but FTN's packs are killer.
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
Words cannot describe my love for you :w00t:
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
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Originally Posted by
lessthanfour
ScT excels a little more in the TV genre.. but FTN's packs are killer.
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
:O
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
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Originally Posted by
lessthanfour
ScT excels a little more in the TV genre.. but FTN's packs are killer.
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
hang on, am i missing something? dont you have to seed in FTN to a 1:1 ratio or seed for like 3 days or else you will get banned?, so whats the catch with the ratio system?
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Originally Posted by
killer23
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
hang on, am i missing something? dont you have to seed in FTN to a 1:1 ratio or seed for like 3 days or else you will get banned?, so whats the catch with the ratio system?
well seeding time is now 36 hours
but it doesn't mean you will seed to 100% in this period, so the fact that you have no ratio is cool for that
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Brandon FTW again! :thumbsup:
Also, yes FTN is word going after. IMO it is the best of both worlds, great community, intelligent/articulate users (like th0r! :) ), wonderful staff (they are all nice as far as I can tell), fast enough pre-times and great packs. With that being said, go after it in a manner that doesn't break the trackers rules or puts the trackers security at risk. In other words, get to know some people.
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i think ScT is better, and FTN is pure hype :yup:
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Originally Posted by rapesauce10
Words cannot describe my love for you :w00t:
Get in line!
<3
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Originally Posted by
th0r
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Originally Posted by rapesauce10
Words cannot describe my love for you :w00t:
Get in line!
<3
yeah, see what i mean? Brandon goes round spreading hype and making people even more desperate. :dry:
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
Well, I know rapesauce10, and Brandon himself invited me to FT.N over 20 weeks ago. I'm not desperate.
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
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Originally Posted by
lessthanfour
ScT excels a little more in the TV genre.. but FTN's packs are killer.
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
I can't wait :D
I'm sure you're gonna make a great site even greater!
Good work, man.
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Originally Posted by
killer23
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
Not for long :P
FTN is about to become one of the most unique trackers (well that I know of at least) within the next couple of weeks. I've rejoined the coding team and we're currently in the process of offering something no other tracker has ever done (this has nothing to do with ratios).
hang on, am i missing something? dont you have to seed in FTN to a 1:1 ratio or seed for like 3 days or else you will get banned?, so whats the catch with the ratio system?
At FTN we ask you to seed 1:1 (which most users with servers can easily do) or for 36 hours (for those without servers who might not manage 1:1). We have not banned one single person yet since our change from the ratio system, excluding those who cheated etc. There is no catch. Our approach at FTN is quite different than most other trackers. We aim to do whatever we can to make things better for our users, even if it means spending money out of my own pocket which most staff do in contrast to other sites who require more donations or p2l approaches.
I've been a user, an uploader, and now I run my own site that I code for and administrate. I've been in every aspect of the torrent system and tend to push FTN's goals and features towards what I would want as if I was still a normal user.
Call what I say hype all you want. We promised a change, and we made it (no ratio system). I promised a phase 2 which I stated above, and it will come.
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That little hint makes me want it. Damn you Brandon! lol :)
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Originally Posted by
Kyl3KK
That little hint makes me want it. Damn you Brandon! lol :)
I gave an even bigger hint in FTN's forums last night before I removed it ;)
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LOL gee ok lemmie go on to FTN's forums right now.... oh wait... lol :)
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Good to see you around again Brandon, hope everything has settled down now.
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Anyone wanna tell me that hint? :w00t:
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Originally Posted by
SgtMajor
Good to see you around again Brandon, hope everything has settled down now.
Thanks :) Yea things are much better now, crossing my fingers that they stay this way. My acct on here was hacked so not all of the posts on here were mine. The post about me leaving here wasn't done by me. There were a few vulgar posts sent from my acct also that weren't from me (sorry).
Private Messages: Unread 107, Total 493.
70 or so of those were also done by the <censored> who hacked my acct and PM'd random users offering ftn invites :P
Anyways, thanks for that though <3
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
My acct on here was hacked so not all of the posts on here were mine.
i didn't think that this was so easy. do you have any tips for other users to prevent this from happening to them?
or can one do nothing against it?
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
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Originally Posted by
Polarbear
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
My acct on here was hacked so not all of the posts on here were mine.
i didn't think that this was so easy. do you have any tips for other users to prevent this from happening to them?
or can one do nothing against it?
I'm pretty sure you're fine. This had to do with the whole situation i've been going through recently with my information going public etc (my entire pc was hacked). If you wanna play it safe, install a software firewall.
edit: or do what actually saved my ass on a lot of other sites i use. get a fingerprint scanner to handle passwords ;)
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Kyl3, it fully depends on, what are your priorities. If your priority is content, speed etc, then I don't think you are missing much - I believe, they have basically the same content (maybe sct has more files) and you can't get any faster speeds than you get em on sct. If your top priority is community, well, then I guess it depends on how you get along with different people n which people fit you better. If your priority is rarity (collecting disease has been spreading very aggressively lately), then I think you should overthink whether you really need to go any further or just value, what you already have.
FTN interested me too for some time, but I gave up - ain't much of a writer to write A4 full of poems and heart-breaking words, neither don't wanna start licking someones arse. Pfft.. I just noticed how bad my English is lately or is it because it's 642am :o
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
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Originally Posted by
killer23
hang on, am i missing something? dont you have to seed in FTN to a 1:1 ratio or seed for like 3 days or else you will get banned?, so whats the catch with the ratio system?
At FTN we ask you to seed 1:1 (which most users with servers can easily do) or for 36 hours (for those without servers who might not manage 1:1). We have not banned one single person yet since our change from the ratio system, excluding those who cheated etc. There is no catch. Our approach at FTN is quite different than most other trackers. We aim to do whatever we can to make things better for our users, even if it means spending money out of my own pocket which most staff do in contrast to other sites who require more donations or p2l approaches.
I've been a user, an uploader, and now I run my own site that I code for and administrate. I've been in every aspect of the torrent system and tend to push FTN's goals and features towards what I would want as if I was still a normal user.
Call what I say hype all you want. We promised a change, and we made it (no ratio system). I promised a phase 2 which I stated above, and it will come.
I applaud you and your work Brandon and I wish you success as you approach phase 2. I can see now why people stumble over each other to get an invite to FTN.
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
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Originally Posted by
Presto
FTN interested me too for some time, but I gave up - ain't much of a writer to write A4 full of poems and heart-breaking words, neither don't wanna start licking someones arse. Pfft.. I just noticed how bad my English is lately or is it because it's 642am :o
Don't have to write me a poem or tell me heart-breaking words, or lick my ass to get an invite. I think i remember you pm'ing me though, but can't remember what you said. Anyways, I tend to invite those users I see who don't bash people, who are friendly, etc.
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jrzy
I applaud you and your work Brandon and I wish you success as you approach phase 2. I can see now why people stumble over each other to get an invite to FTN.
Perfect example of my post above. The above person seems friendly and I'd prob be willing to step out on a limb and invite him if he doesn't have one.
Rule of thumb.. I like nice people.
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Hehe I think I'm one of those... :) But yeah Presto sealed it for me. Unless Brandon is feeling extremely nice today, I'll stick with ScT for a long while.
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Kyl3KK
Hehe I think I'm one of those... :) But yeah Presto sealed it for me. Unless Brandon is feeling extremely nice today, I'll stick with ScT for a long while.
I am actually :) Would you like to check it out?
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Re: Have ScT... is FTN worth going after?
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
Don't have to write me a poem or tell me heart-breaking words, or lick my ass to get an invite. I think i remember you pm'ing me though, but can't remember what you said. Anyways, I tend to invite those users I see who don't bash people, who are friendly, etc.
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Originally Posted by
jrzy
I applaud you and your work Brandon and I wish you success as you approach phase 2. I can see now why people stumble over each other to get an invite to FTN.
Perfect example of my post above. The above person seems friendly and I'd prob be willing to step out on a limb and invite him if he doesn't have one.
Rule of thumb.. I like nice people.
Well if you ever get too busy, I'd be willing to help out for you! :P
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I would love to check it out. :)
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Originally Posted by
Kyl3KK
I would love to. :)
pm me your email.
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u deserved it dude:D i also hope to get it someday:D
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Originally Posted by
Brandon
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Originally Posted by
Kyl3KK
I would love to. :)
pm me your email.
:w00t:
Happy for you Kyl3KK...
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Hehe! PM'd
*waits patently hehe!*
spark and inacxch and of course Brandon all kick ass! :)
this is another reason why I love FST, this has got to be the nicest community ever. :)
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The thing with nice people is, that there is a small step between a really nice person, who simply is a good person inside and someone, who acts nice with everyone, but actually is a 2-faced snake. Everyone can say nice things, but what actually matters is, whether he really means it or not. You can see too many people with fake positive image, you can just sense, that it isn't the real person. The real person is pretty often someone very different.
I'm sometimes harsh, maybe too sarcastic and I might produce way too much criticism, but that it's me. I don't need to fake being good, which I really believe inside I'm. Anyway off to school.
Edit: Congrats Kyl3KK, hopefully you don't need to go any further - you have everything you need, value it :)
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Kyl3KK u are lucky dude you have everything you need :D
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yeah, trust me SgtMajor will be the best member of staff for any tracker.
and to Brandon, why do you post info about FTN on threads like these? you know your going to attract some noobs attention, why dont you just post info about FTN on FTN?
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Yeah. Thats true, Presto, but I'm not a two faced snake and most of the people I've met here aren't either. You guys are wonderful. Because of FST, I got so many trackers that I could only dream of. When I receive my invitation from Brandon, I'll celebrate by having a giveaway of whatever I have, all because you guys kick ass! :)
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Result!
Well in Kyl3kk, and well done Brandon, again! :P