eMule "waiting" problem.

Originally Posted by Soluzar

This is why eMule sucks.

Saying Emule sucks because *some* files are slow to get is like saying BitTorrent sucks because some torrents aren't seeded. <_<

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It really depends on what you're looking for. Personally, I download a bunch of stuff that you'd never find on torrent, and you would *maybe* find after hours of search on DC or Soulseek. What makes Emule slow is also what makes it so great: it's centralized. You have a constant access to everything everyone connected to your server or the KAD network is sharing. This explains the long waiting queues for poorly available things. However, from my personal experience, without ever being as fast as super popular torrents, Emule has always been pretty fast for largely shared files.

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Originally Posted by Soluzar

I know this is a bit late, but I want to respond. There are only two categories of file that I can imagine you might find on eMule that you would never find a torrent for, and I want to know if I've hit the nail on the head with regards to your download needs. If I'm wrong, then I think there's a chance you might be able to find some private torrent sites that have what you're looking for.

The only things eMule seems to have an advantage over torrents for are:

1) Obscure music. You either look on DC, Soulseek, or eMule for rare and obscure music. Torrents for music seem to be mainly mainstream artists.

2) Anime in languages other than Japanese or English. I've found French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese fansubs on eMule, and never available on torrents.

If not those things, would you might telling me (in general term) what you do find eMule best for? I'm not trying to get confontational and suggest that torrents are always better, I'm just genuinely intrigued.

haha, no actually you've got it right. I download tons of music off emule, although I also rely on DC for this. And yes, movies, cartoons, animes subbed or dubbed in french, heh. :thumbsup: for the logical thinking. ^_^

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.