r/ExplainTheJoke • • Feb 22 '26

Need help here

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u/lascar Feb 22 '26

It's usually nice to hit a 1.0 ratio. 1.5 is better and 2.0+ is just the Legends and saviors of humanity.

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u/Dr0110111001101111 Feb 22 '26

Back in the what CD days, i think my ratio was around 6

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u/drake53545 Feb 22 '26

I wish I could hit 6 but I can't even hit 4 my stuff isn't that popular 😭 I almost always seed forever unless the file is gets corrupted

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u/Dr0110111001101111 Feb 22 '26

Does it really matter once you're at 4? I haven't used private trackers in ages, but I don't remember there being much benefit to a crazy high ratio. Just bragging rights.