Your ratio is simply uploaded ÷ downloaded. RetroToon is a private tracker, so everything
you download should be given back to the community by seeding.
Your ratio and total upload also decide your rank, which is updated automatically.
Q.What should I keep in mind before I start downloading?
A.
New accounts get personal freeleech for their first 48 hours — nothing
you download in that window counts against your ratio, while everything you upload still counts.
Use it to grab things you can seed back.
After that, a few tactics help build a healthy ratio:
Grab new torrents as soon as they are uploaded — that is when there are the most leechers to upload to.
Avoid very old torrents as your first downloads: they have many seeders and few leechers, so uploading back is hard.
Don't grab too much at once in the beginning — focus on one or two torrents and seed them well.
Q.I downloaded something — how do I seed it?
A.
Just keep the torrent running in your client. As long as it is active, you are seeding.
If you already removed it, re-download the .torrent file, open it in your client and point it to the
folder where the files are saved. The client will check the existing files and start seeding — no
re-downloading needed. The same trick works for content you got elsewhere and want to seed here.
Q.My seeding is very slow or keeps stopping — why?
A.
Either your connection's upload speed is limited, or nobody is currently downloading that torrent.
Popular titles that have been up for a while often have many seeders and few leechers, so you have to wait
your turn. Seeding still earns you bonus points even when nobody is downloading,
and newer uploads generally give you better upload opportunities.
Every torrent you download must be seeded for a total of 72 hours (3 days), or until you reach
a 1:1 ratio on that torrent — whichever comes first.
Seeding time adds up across sessions, so you don't need 72 hours in one go. If you stop early, the torrent
shows up as a Hit & Run on your H&R page until you finish.
Repeated Hit & Runs on rare animation hurt the community and may lead to a ban.
Q.I have a Hit & Run — how do I clear it?
A.
Resume seeding until the total reaches 72 hours or you reach 1:1 on that torrent; it then disappears on its own.
If that's not possible, you can use an H&R Cleanup Token from the Bonus Shop
on the H&R page to clear it instantly.
On a freeleech torrent, some or all of what you download is not counted against your ratio. Staff can set
25%, 50%, 75% or 100% freeleech on a torrent. Your upload is always counted in full, so freeleech
torrents are the easiest way to gain ratio.
Some torrents also get an upload boost (2x or 3x), meaning everything you upload on them counts
double or triple. A torrent can be freeleech and upload-boosted at the same time.
Q.What is personal freeleech?
A.
Personal freeleech makes every download free for you, on any torrent. You have it when:
your account is less than 48 hours old,
you are an active donor (for the whole donor period), or
staff granted it to you (for example as a reward or during an event).
Q.What are freeleech slots?
A.
A freeleech slot makes one torrent of your choice freeleech for you only. Use it from the torrent's page
before you download; the slot is used up once the download completes. You can buy slots in the
Bonus Shop, and they are included in every donation package.
You don't need a slot for torrents that are already freeleech, or while you have personal freeleech.
Q.What is the Toon of the Day?
A.
Every day one torrent is featured as the Toon of the Day on the front page. While featured it is:
100% freeleech for everyone,
worth 3x bonus points for its seeders, and still 2x for the 7 days after it was featured.
When the next Toon of the Day is picked, one random member still seeding the old one wins
5 GB of upload credit. See past picks in the Toon of the Day history.
Your current earning rate is shown in the Bonus Shop.
Q.What can I spend bonus points on?
A.
In the Bonus Shop you can exchange points for upload credit (which directly
improves your ratio), freeleech slots, H&R Cleanup Tokens and invites. You can also gift points
to other members, put them on a request as a reward, or use them to repair
a broken attendance streak.
Q.How do daily attendance rewards work?
A.
Check in once a day on the Attendance page to build a streak (days follow
your own timezone). Long streaks unlock milestone rewards:
Streak
Bonus points
Upload credit
Invites
7 days
500 pts
5 GB
—
14 days
1,200 pts
10 GB
—
30 days
3,000 pts
25 GB
1 invite
90 days
10,000 pts
100 GB
2 invites
180 days
25,000 pts
250 GB
5 invites
365 days
100,000 pts
1 TB
10 invites
Missed a day? You can repair up to 2 days per month for
500 bonus points each.
Ranks are checked automatically. When you meet all the requirements of the next rank you are promoted
and get a PM:
Rank
Total upload
Ratio
Account age
Toon Hero
50 GB
1.05
14 days
Toon Legend
150 GB
1.50
30 days
Toon Superstar
500 GB
2.00
60 days
Q.Can I lose my rank?
A.
Yes. If your ratio drops below the requirement (with a small grace margin: 0.95 for Toon Hero, 1.45 for
Toon Legend, 1.95 for Toon Superstar) you are moved down one rank. As soon as your stats recover you are
promoted back automatically.
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