Quote Originally Posted by Shibi View Post
Systems-wise it would make most sense it's a database file and restart.
When it comes to game software in general I have very little faith that sane implementation decisions were involved much less adopting best practices that have been in use for decades. Sometimes that bias runs a bit rampant. FF:XIV and GW2 have been some of the more solid games I've played.

The more I think about it the less hardcoded values make sense. If that were true then they'd need separate executables for each server. Even I don't attribute that level of silliness to some of the less well run games.