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Anyone familiar with how databases work will agree that inactive level 1's should be removed from the game after VERY little time...
Sure, individual inactives do not contribute significantly to query clogs, etc., but every single player (active or not) requires a great number of entries in various tables on the db server. All of that clutter piles up quickly, and can lead to some very noticeable performance issues. I don't know how The West db is structured, but inactive users are always a drain, regardless of how their data is stored and accessed.
One example of a query that hits a lot of crap records is Ranking. I don't know if each page populates on the fly or what, but if the entire ranking loads at once, then you're hitting the database thousands (and thousands) of times -- and that's just one person clicking a button. Even if each ranking page queries the db for ONLY that page's results, the app still needs to sort through ALL player records to find out who is ranked where. Gah.
We may not see problems with system performance yet, but I suspect The West's population will only gain momentum as future builds are released. It would be prudent to nip the problem in the bud.
Let's not forget -- also -- that inactive level 1's contribute literally nothing to the game's community. Should they have rights similar to higher-leveled players? My opinion: no.
Sure, individual inactives do not contribute significantly to query clogs, etc., but every single player (active or not) requires a great number of entries in various tables on the db server. All of that clutter piles up quickly, and can lead to some very noticeable performance issues. I don't know how The West db is structured, but inactive users are always a drain, regardless of how their data is stored and accessed.
One example of a query that hits a lot of crap records is Ranking. I don't know if each page populates on the fly or what, but if the entire ranking loads at once, then you're hitting the database thousands (and thousands) of times -- and that's just one person clicking a button. Even if each ranking page queries the db for ONLY that page's results, the app still needs to sort through ALL player records to find out who is ranked where. Gah.
We may not see problems with system performance yet, but I suspect The West's population will only gain momentum as future builds are released. It would be prudent to nip the problem in the bud.
Let's not forget -- also -- that inactive level 1's contribute literally nothing to the game's community. Should they have rights similar to higher-leveled players? My opinion: no.
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