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/ Listing the best Wow Guides [some with free demos] Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:28:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bloodbubble.destro http://topwarcraftguides.com/wow-gold-farming-alert-blizzard-put-a-limit-on-the-amount-of-gold-you-can-have/comment-page-1/#comment-861 bloodbubble.destro Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:03:57 +0000 http://topwarcraftguides.com/?p=34#comment-861 While I have never come close to having that much gold, I'm guessing an easy solution would be to transfer some of the gold to another toon on the same account and server. Therefore that cap should never really be too much of an issue. While I have never come close to having that much gold, I’m guessing an easy solution would be to transfer some of the gold to another toon on the same account and server. Therefore that cap should never really be too much of an issue.

]]> By: chris.whiteley http://topwarcraftguides.com/wow-gold-farming-alert-blizzard-put-a-limit-on-the-amount-of-gold-you-can-have/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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.

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