London police takes down Blackcat-Games
SourceWell, I won't miss them. They should've understood that some countries (*cough* Italy *cough*) have super-shitty non-symmetrical uploads and we can't mantain insane seeding ratios like they wanted even if we were to seed 24/7.Blackcat Games were SUPER strict when it comes to maintaining seeding ratio. I remember getting games a day after they were released but couldn't maintain the upload ratio due to crappy upload speed so I lost my account a week later.
Still surprised they're around until this.
...which is what Seed points were for, as mentioned by grossaffe alreadyWell, I won't miss them. They should've understood that some countries (*cough* Italy *cough*) have super-shitty non-symmetrical uploads and we can't mantain insane seeding ratios like they wanted even if we were to seed 24/7.
A few days that could've been spent downloading other stuff, somewhere else...which is what Seed points were for, as mentioned by grossaffe already
You don't need fancy internet, just a few days of seeding whatever and you're fine. It's been that way for years, back when I was using potato 3mbps and I managed fine
Straight up, nothing. Pursuing torrent downloaders is an absolute waste of time, and besides, its the london police. 99% of BCG's userbase is so far out of their jurisdiction that our government might actually be able to make a legal case against them even keeping that information.This sucks and makes me a little nervous. I had downloaded quite a few bits and pieces over the last few days....
What do people speculate will happen if the police now have black cats member's details and activity logs?
Straight up, nothing. Pursuing torrent downloaders is an absolute waste of time, and besides, its the london police. 99% of BCG's userbase is so far out of their jurisdiction that our government might actually be able to make a legal case against them even keeping that information.
I actually read pornographic industry. I tought you were joking about the phonograpric part, dammit.Nice too see the britishpornographicphonographic industry doing their job.
I don't know if distibuting malware is illegal though, since they aren't copyrighted. Shutting down these kind of website is probably way more complicated than torrent piracy sites. Heck, it took three years to shut down BCG, while it was blatant copyright infringement.That's pretty much what I was getting at, that governments mainly put effort into satisfying the companies that supply them money rather than serving the people.
What did you get banned for, if you don't mind my asking?I kinda have mixed feelings about this... The site had amazing content (I remember those exclusive guitar hero mods for Wii). However, the mods on that site were complete jerks and didn't even have a warning system... I got banned for such a silly reason without any sign or warning. I don't really feel that bad for them because of that lol. Then again, that just my insignificant opinion >.<
but they have a workaround for you to get a 1:1 ratio even theres no leecher when you seed...Blackcat Games were SUPER strict when it comes to maintaining seeding ratio. I remember getting games a day after they were released but couldn't maintain the upload ratio due to crappy upload speed so I lost my account a week later.
Still surprised they're around until this.
Ads? Never seen em.Dammit! Fuck this shit!
Exactly! Taking down legit sites like BCG just seeds an environment where shady people thrive, an environment that's all about money and drama.