Originally Posted by DoOuch

Cant understand what you are describing ...... but the 500 days (not hours) seeding assessment and 5 uploads assessment are separate and independent of each other. You can finish 500 days accessment by cross-sending first and leave the 5 uploads assessment to be done at the end as well.

Sorry, you are right about days vs hours, not sure why I wrote that. What I was asking about, is whether we can download after the first task (5 uploads) is complete or if we still can't. As of right now, the tracker blocks me from downloading. This would help alot to reach the 500 days seeding. If we still can't download, that would mean uploading or cross seeding ~20 torrents for ~25 days to reach the 500 days.