Ideally, we could change all shared plat to reference the account database rather than the profile blob. That would allow administrators to manipulate the field easily.
However, from AndMetal's post, it sounds like the profile blob is already setup to store the information...so my workaround ideas are below.
On a one character login per account server, the Shared Plat theory sounds like it would work like this:
When the profile blob changes with regard to shared plat, update the database field sharedplat for the account to reflect the new amount of money.
When a character logs in, copy the database information for shared plat into their profile blob.
However, since most eqemulator servers allow you to log in multiple characters, this would not work (one character would end up with a profile blob of one number and the other character would have a separate profile blob with a different number).
I would think that the multiple character theory would be:
When the profile blob changes with regard to shared plat, do A & B:
A.) Update the database field sharedplat for the account to reflect the new amount of money.
B.) Update all character profile blobs to reflect the shared plat change.
When a character logs in, copy the database information for shared plat into their profile blob.
However, I don't know much about profiles so I don't know if online characters would need to be forced to read the change or what.
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