The original post: /r/torrents by /u/Steven8786 on 2024-09-07 00:13:15.

So I've been sailing the high seas for a very long time. Probably over 20 years at least, and in that time I have only ever used public tracker sites like TBP, KAT, Demonoid, RARBG and TGX. Don't get me wrong, they have served me perfectly over the years, but sometimes, particularly when it came to obscure movies, or old shows, it was always frustrating to find that either what I wanted just wasn't about, or if I did find it listed, the Torrent was basically dead with no seeders.

So after the recent downtime of TGX (my main go-to since RARBG said its goodbyes), I signed up to a private tracker (I paid a donation to get an account as free sign ups were closed), and OH MY GOD what a revelation. Tbh, one of the main reasons I've never really actively sought out private trackers is maintaining a good ratio is difficult as laptops/computers I've owned have never really had overly large storage. So after also signing up for a seedbox, it makes it easier for me to maintain a good ratio.

Since being on a private tracker I've found the full run of two shows I've loved for years that has never had ALL seasons on any public trackers (that I've been able to find), and not just that, they're amazing quality too. In addition, I managed to find a cartoon that I was obsessed with as a very young child (around 9 or 10 years old) that is so old and obscure, literally nobody I had mentioned it to had ever even heard of it, it barely had a Wikipedia page, but now, I've managed to find it on this tracker and again, really great quality.

Love it. Just wanted to express my joy at this. I realise a lot of you vets of private trackers will probably do a bit of a eye-rolling reading this, but I'm just genuinely really damn happy I did this.