Strange.I thought it will be the next ultra awesome game tracker but no..it seems all have BCG now
Sign ups are still open lol.
Strange.I thought it will be the next ultra awesome game tracker but no..it seems all have BCG now
Sign ups are still open lol.
When their staff injects a six-digit number of referrals into the tracker's "economy", it's not that hard to get a hold of one.Originally Posted by SBfreak
it seems all have BCG now
"I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."
I have a feeling they did that just to get all the good users that might enter gazellegames...
I think BCG's staff are mature enough not to take such an important decision just to beat a newcomer.
As to the exact motive of the invite flooding, I don't know it. Perhaps they just wanted to bring fresh blood in.
"I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."
in BCG forum they discussed that around 65% of the users didnt even use the tracker and amount of seeders were dropping by the day . this discussion took place before they opened the referrals . also they cannot open signup since the purpose of setting up the fake page was to evade people away from knowing their existence . they would look very foolish if they opened signups with a fake page at start , and hence the millions of referrals . i dont think this has anything to do with competition from Gazellegames . for BCG , the real competitors are bG and U-G .
Last edited by crystal; 09.06.10 at 13:09.
They could have just added a downloading rule..like the HDbits.ro has.
Nothing good I guess but those who don't like gaming will just abandon their accounts.
That'd have affected users that weren't collectors but download/upload less than X GB a month... but well, no solution is perfect.
"I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."
they have any country restrictions?
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no, i get one account there after answering a simple questionnaire, send a link to a profile in a active private tracker and speedtest result.
and have something that i think really nice there: The Achiviments. You receive points for uploaded/downloaded gB, torrents snachted, torrents uploaded, forum posts and irc lines that you write as shown bellow:
These points make you up your user level and receive privileges.
Last edited by jezuis; 31.01.12 at 23:38. Reason: added information
2013 doesn't seem like a good year for game trackers...
"I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."
It's back.
Dear GGn members,
Were extremely happy to be here and able to welcome you back to your favorite games tracker! No doubt you have some burning questions on how this can be possible and the events leading up to our return; so lets start:
Whyd you close, only to come back?
Two months ago we were in a position where we could not guarantee the ongoing safety of the staffers or members of the site. Rather than risk making that data accessible to some legal organization, we decided to shut down and fully give the impression we would never be returning (ha!). Weve spent our downtime moving servers around and buffing up our security, as well as fixing lots of bugs and usability issues. The site and all your great work in terms of game descriptions and user contributions are 100% intact.
Really? All our stats?
All accounts are active again. Youll of course not be subject to any hit n runs or inactivity disables that would have otherwise come into effect for not logging in/seeding whilst the tracker was offline. No torrents have been deleted for inactivity. Now what is important is we get back to seeding the existing torrents so all your hard work in the past doesnt go to waste. To accommodate for the fact some users will have removed content, torrent inactivity deletions is disabled for the next month. There have been plenty of game releases in the last month that we need to catch up on, so therere plenty of upload bytes opportunities get uploading!
What about my stats? And didnt you say you wiped the data?
All your stats, including torrents, seeding, forums, achievements, etc. have been fully restored. The plan was to wipe the data shortly after taking the site down, but the sysops immediately began talking about re-opening and decided to hold on to it for a little while should that happen. Rest assured, the data was handled with the respect your privacy deserves, fully encrypted and stored offline until a trustworthy host was established.
Ive deleted files and now have/will get HnRs?
None of your current downloads will be processed as hit-n-runs for the next month. Re-download anything that will be classed as a hit-n-run due to lack of seedtime and resolve this before the month-long grace period expires. Anything you download from here on out though is subject to the rules.
Anything else change?
While we were down, we took the time to make a few fixes/improvements to the site. Most were around security, but some other back-end changes were also made to improve the site experience. If you look at the staff page youll notice that it more clearly shows which staffers cover which responsibilities, and who is in charge of each aspect of the site.
As a welcome back gift, everything is free leech for the next week. Enjoy!
All members can now log in with their account information!
Login and re-join the community!
"I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."
Sad news :(
GGN - With the recent closure of a beloved part of our community, we will be preemptively shutting down until further notice. We hope for this to be only temporary. Stay tuned for further updates.
<~Artifaxx> Guys, with the recent closure of WCD, we will be preemptively shutting down. Everything will be backed up and servers will be wiped. This should hopefully be only temporary, but I need to discuss with all the staff on what our next steps are. xF is on vacation, so it'll be at least until he gets back.
<truedread> april fools?
<~Artifaxx> no
<FlakTheMighty> Are you joking Artifaxx?
<~Artifaxx> we also use OVH
<~Artifaxx> no
<~Artifaxx> totally serious
<~Artifaxx> french cybersecurity took down WCD
<~Artifaxx> they use OVH
<~Artifaxx> we use French-based OVH
<~Artifaxx> I think better safe than sorry.
<~Artifaxx> it is used as a reverse
<~Artifaxx> but still
<~Artifaxx> better safe than sorry
<~Artifaxx> I'm sorry I have to do this, but I'd rather do this than have us raided and lose it all.
<~Artifaxx> IRc will be last
<~Artifaxx> tracker will be down momentarily
<~Artifaxx> as will site
<~Artifaxx> I'll backup all code/DB
<~Artifaxx> then wipe
<truedread> how long will the temp wipe be Artifaxx?
<~Artifaxx> I honestly can't tell you
<~Artifaxx> site reverses down
<~Artifaxx> tracker reverse down
<~Artifaxx> IRC about to go
<~Artifaxx> cya guys on the other side
<~Artifaxx> IRC is on OVH
Artifaxx further said they will return after xfyrios returns from vacation probably need to wait a few weeks
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