I've been on Red a while. There's a weird moment of ratio there where it's easier to increase your ratio by downloading more... Caution needed obviously but it does get much much easier.

The past 2 years or so they've also started offering freeleech tokens more often. New years they dropped 125 with a 3 month timeframe! They only work for up to 2gb each, but 90% of downloads fit in there. Patience initially is key.

I'd like to get into Orpheus also, but more out of missing What.CD than anything lacking from Red.