Starplex didn't just host "Apps" and "Games." It hosted sub-sub-sub categories:
The scene had bigger networks (like EFNet’s top sites), but StarPlex’s single FTP server was legendary for: starplex biggest ftp file server
Most FTP servers in the warez scene "rotated" content weekly to save disk space. Starplex, due to its legendary array of SCSI RAID drives (and later, early Fibre Channel arrays), had retention measured in months. A game cracked by Class or Paradox would still be available on Starplex 90 days later, whereas competing servers would have deleted it in 14 days. Starplex didn't just host "Apps" and "Games