So... is there like some gathering of the GD.SE gods going on right now or something?
Who are we missing?
user4704
For example, most people think that MMOs store everything in databases.
user4704
But you really only want to store highly-varying, business critical data there. And ideally, in just a blob (no real schema to speak of) because versioning a schema can suck.
user4704
Especially if you are going to version that schema in a destructive fashion and you are also trying to maintain the ability for your servers to be updated without downtime.