Tracker: RevolutionTorrents
Trackers URL: Revolution
Category: General, 0-day, XXX
Open Signups?: Rarely. Invites are enabled.
Number of Users: 50000
Number of Torrents: ~25000
Where to start with RevTT? It is a good all-round tracker to have. As mentioned it is a general tracker, so everything from music to films to games is allowed. It's also 0-day (or atleast tries to be) and get's Scene release fairly soon, but does not have the best pretimes. It also allows users to upload their own material, though you have to be a registerred uploader.
It's appearance is similar to that of most other trackers; banner across the top with account information, and useful links displayed. Usually the banner changes around Christmas, but other than that I haven't seen much else.
There is also a request section, where you can ask for something to be uploaded. The forums are very active as well, with different sections for different topics. It ranges from help sections (individual sections for Windows, Mac and Linux) as well as re-seed requests, and general chat. There is also a chat feature; an online IRC Java applet will let you talk and converse with other users easily.
They also seem to be XXX friendly, allowing adult Scene torrents to be uploaded, and even having an XXX section within their forum. Not that I've been browsing it though
Speeds are good; a large amount of seeders on popular torrents, and a good number of seedboxes ensures this. Though, again torrents with 1 seeder can be slow.
Keeping a ratio there is moderately difficult, in my experience. There aren't many leechers, nor any freeleech torrents. Hence cheating is almost necesarry. I've used NRPG RatioMaster at <150kBps. Mods have asked me for speed proofs, but speedtest.net images are easy to find, and after showing them one which was not mine, they didn't ask any more questions (though that is not to say you will have the saem experience).
To end, RevTT is a good site to have. Their invites can offer some leverage, but not a lot. RevTT also tracks a lot of old Scene release which somehow slip through the fingers of much larger sites like TL, so it does come in handy. Having said this, most content availableon RevTT is available elsewhere.
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