How does one get into a warez topsite

[gamesover]

So, did you end up getting into a site?

Nope.

But you still probably got plenty of other places to download the same files a little bit later.

[iLOVENZB]

The funny thing is is that 0day trackers get pres faster than some sites. Why people bother is beyond me.

[TONiC]

The funny thing is is that 0day trackers get pres faster than some sites. Why people bother is beyond me.

This. A torrent site is only as fast as the racers on the ftp site behind it. That, and the specs and pipeline between all systems involved.

[sshaw1982]

I always found that no matter the site, no matter the rank, there was always a monetary cost (whether it be skills, hardware or cold hard cash)

If you have nothing to offer in terms of the former it's certainly gonna cost you a lot of the latter.....

For anyone debating why you'd want to join a decent "site" you've obviously never been a member of one, its not just the elitist element that makes them better - nor the "I got my warez minutes before you".

Its being a part of something that very few people ever (used to) access.

[TONiC]

Yep, there will always be a monetary cost, as there is to anything else in this life. Sysops pay for servers. Suppliers pay for material. Cappers pay for hardware. But in turn, you earn more respect than any racer or racing group, than any coder, than any nfo/ascii/ansii artist or any stealing-xvid encoder.

Think of most sceners as 16 to 30 year olds (there are men and women, boys and girls in the scene believe it or not), middle to upper class, intelligent people and you may understand why the scene exists. Some may have poor social lives (I kinda fall into this category - often bullied for being smart), with little to do outside the home, but lots of spare money and computer skills to rival most ISP employees; a desire to achieve status which may not have been fulfilled in school, is now done so on the internet. The Scene that evolved from the 1990s is the core... it was unavoidable. The P2P scene is where the future is at for most people on the internet. Those worthy will rise above easily.

[sshaw1982]

Think of most sceners as 16 to 30 year olds, middle to upper class, intelligent people and you may understand why the scene exists. Some may have poor social lives (I kinda fall into this category - often bullied for being smart), with little to do outside the home, but lots of spare money and computer skills to rival most ISP employees; a desire to achieve status which may not have been fulfilled in school, is now done so on the internet. The Scene that evolved from the 1990s is the core... it was unavoidable. The P2P scene is where the future is at for most people on the internet. Those worthy with rise above easily.

This.

Looking at the demographic of people I know with "axx" you've hit the nail on the head there TONiC, I think after 30 real life generally takes over and people move on but again, this isn't the scene I was brought up with or, for a small time, belonged too.

P2P has made everything too easy, hence the anti-piracy crackdowns we have become accustomed to, people can start a torrent client and be sharing in seconds.

The old days of bbs and a 1200 baud modem required skill, time and patience. When you got some sort of access you cherished it for the work you'd put in. Nowadays you join a relatively good site through the BT invite section and can access everything I can, just a few minutes later.

[bijoy]

The funny thing is is that 0day trackers get pres faster than some sites. Why people bother is beyond me.

Actually, competition is growing day be day, no-one wants to stay behind, and in case 0day releases, pre time(s) is he thing which maters most. So.....

[phoenixfire]

Nope.

But you still probably got plenty of other places to download the same files a little bit later.

Well I kinda stopped chasing it shortly after I made this thread. That's why I am surprised to see it still alive.

I'm sorta comfortable with my bed of torrent sites to the point where I don't trade or ask for anything anymore. IPT and What.cd has been all I needed for 2 years now. I might try to get in Sceneaccess one day.

Yep, there will always be a monetary cost, as there is to anything else in this life. Sysops pay for servers. Suppliers pay for material. Cappers pay for hardware. But in turn, you earn more respect than any racer or racing group, than any coder, than any nfo/ascii/ansii artist or any stealing-xvid encoder.

Think of most sceners as 16 to 30 year olds (there are men and women, boys and girls in the scene believe it or not), middle to upper class, intelligent people and you may understand why the scene exists. Some may have poor social lives (I kinda fall into this category - often bullied for being smart), with little to do outside the home, but lots of spare money and computer skills to rival most ISP employees; a desire to achieve status which may not have been fulfilled in school, is now done so on the internet. The Scene that evolved from the 1990s is the core... it was unavoidable. The P2P scene is where the future is at for most people on the internet. Those worthy will rise above easily.

It does seem like a huge commitment.

[TONiC]

It does seem like a huge commitment.

You get out what you put in. If you just want some leech, and are willing to pay for it, you'll end up on some crappy OVH server; if you're willing to work for it (within a release group say) you'll get access to multiple sites (non rented. usually colocated or some other unique situation), and access to a far greater community than the p2l scum.

[antrax34130]