Modifying Loot Tables
 

If I modify a loot table, can I just reboot a zone to have the changes take effect, or do I need to reboot the server?

that would take a server reboot out of the options you gave.

you can run a shared memory without restarting the server, BUT only if you haven't made new items in the database. Use that in moderation because it can cause issues. It's nice to use when adjusting current items, spells and loot while developing, especially if there aren't any players logged on.

Thank you Kimura.

We actually can reload shared memory now via #hotfix.

#hotfix once and wait till it completes (it will take a bit) and shared memory changes will update automatically. You probably will need zone to notice many of the effects though.

can also use the addloot plugin to add loot in real time.

Has this been committed already? I may need to update :D

Yes, it has been committed already.