Comments on: WoW Gold Farming Alert: Blizzard Put a Limit on the Amount of Gold You Can Have http://topwarcraftguides.com/wow-gold-farming-alert-blizzard-put-a-limit-on-the-amount-of-gold-you-can-have/ Free source for WoW Gold Farming tips for the World of Warcraft Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:34:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: chris.whiteley http://topwarcraftguides.com/wow-gold-farming-alert-blizzard-put-a-limit-on-the-amount-of-gold-you-can-have/#comment-350 chris.whiteley Thu, 29 May 2008 00:45:38 +0000 http://topwarcraftguides.com/?p=34#comment-350 @CaptainHairy: Thanks for those details! I still find it interesting how that works. I understand that I guess there is no real need to change the program for this small detail, I mean how many people can make that much gold?[aside from The Warcraft Millionaire guy] @CaptainHairy: Thanks for those details! I still find it interesting how that works. I understand that I guess there is no real need to change the program for this small detail, I mean how many people can make that much gold?[aside from The Warcraft Millionaire guy]

]]> By: CaptainHairy http://topwarcraftguides.com/wow-gold-farming-alert-blizzard-put-a-limit-on-the-amount-of-gold-you-can-have/#comment-349 CaptainHairy Wed, 28 May 2008 16:11:45 +0000 http://topwarcraftguides.com/?p=34#comment-349 It's 2 raised to the power of 31 in coppers. Basically it's a limit built into the data type used to store the money for a character. The data is stored as a 32 bit 'word' in the database, with 31 bits describing the positive value, and the 32nd used as a negative indicator. In other words, if they wanted to allow more money to be used, the database software would have to be re-written. It’s 2 raised to the power of 31 in coppers. Basically it’s a limit built into the data type used to store the money for a character.

The data is stored as a 32 bit ‘word’ in the database, with 31 bits describing the positive value, and the 32nd used as a negative indicator.

In other words, if they wanted to allow more money to be used, the database software would have to be re-written.

]]>