What was the DC++ era like?

[Kadano]

I joined here on 2009, when high-level matches were all over Youtube. I didn’t find out about DC++ until I read a few posts about how it’s so good that we have Youtube instead now. But these posts never covered the details.
However, with Youtube still not supporting frame rates above 30 fps – and after Team Sp00ky’s 60 fps stream of Apex 2014, it should be apparent to everybody that this is a real problem –, weird and unpredictable comment system changes, I feel like P2P could be an option again.

1. Do the file parts get transmitted randomly like in torrents or in sequential order? If it’s the latter, was it possible to stream matches if your download rate exceeded the video bitrate?

2. Was there a comment system? If so, where were those comments stored?

3. Was there one large public database everyone could list videos in or did everybody use his own channel / hub / whatever it was called?

 

[TaFoKiNtS]

It was a very simple file sharing program. I kind of missed those days on DC++, since it was essentially a 24/7 chatroom full of smashers. DC++ was one of the main sources of online interaction back in the day.

To get video files, everyone would have shared folders that everyone could browse. If you wanted a video in another person's shared folder, you just clicked and downloaded it via P2P. There were no central platforms for databasing or commenting.

 

[Bones0]

I think it'd just be easier to find a streaming site that does support 60 fps. The trouble is finding one people are confident will stick around for years to come. Right now, YouTube is the only video hosting site I'd feel comfortable banking our community's history on. Just imagine if we had primarily used Megaupload before it got shut down. We'd be missing so much stuff. I think all of the MLG videos are accounted for, but the quality of some is absolutely terrible, and I think it was better on the actual website.