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so much for just cosmetic items ...... now you can buy a little edge in the game
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VERY DISAPPOINTED .......
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VERY DISAPPOINTED .......
28-Aug-2012 17:40:05
Time to show supporters just how little this backspace would cost:
Runescape items are stored as binary data (just like any other computer data) consisting of bit (series of 1's and 0's, in the same way we use digits 0-9). Each runescape item has an ID and a quantity. There is possibly some other data we don't know about, which i'll generously over compensate for. (note: 8 bits = 1 byte, 1024 bytes in a kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte, 1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte, and 1024 gigabyte = 1 terabyte)
Item IDs are 4 digit decimal numbers, with each possibility corresponding to a different item. The maximum value of 4 decimal digits is 9,999, or 10011100001111 in binary. That's 13 bits, so technically the max value they can store is 11111111111111 2^14-1, or 16,383 (ID 0 is reserved for an empty item slot). Runescape has way less than 16k different items, so this 4 decimal digit ID system is quite future proof.
In addition to an ID, each item has a quantity, up to a maximum of 2,147,483,647 in decimal, or 2^31-1. This number is 111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111 in binary, for a total of 30 bits.
So far, the item ID and quantity add up to 43 bits of data (just over 5 bytes per item).
There is likely some other meta data that we don't know about, lets approximate the total data consumer per item to 88 bits (11 bytes).
The data needed for the 250 new slows is:
11 bytes per item x 250 new item slots = 2,750 bytes, (2.68 KB) per player
Say ALL 200 MILLION ACCOUNTS
got these new slots (note that most of these accounts aren't playing anymore and bots that likely won't activate the new bank space), heres how much we'd need (with this HUGE overhead margin i gave)
11 bytes per item x 250 new item slots x 200,000,000 players = 550,000,000,000 bytes, which is 537,109,375 KB, which is ~524,520.87 MB, which is ~512.22 GB
Currently, a 2.5 TB server grade hard drive runs for less than $200, or around 150 british pounds. However, they charge ~$35 per 250 items bought
Runescape items are stored as binary data (just like any other computer data) consisting of bit (series of 1's and 0's, in the same way we use digits 0-9). Each runescape item has an ID and a quantity. There is possibly some other data we don't know about, which i'll generously over compensate for. (note: 8 bits = 1 byte, 1024 bytes in a kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte, 1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte, and 1024 gigabyte = 1 terabyte)
Item IDs are 4 digit decimal numbers, with each possibility corresponding to a different item. The maximum value of 4 decimal digits is 9,999, or 10011100001111 in binary. That's 13 bits, so technically the max value they can store is 11111111111111 2^14-1, or 16,383 (ID 0 is reserved for an empty item slot). Runescape has way less than 16k different items, so this 4 decimal digit ID system is quite future proof.
In addition to an ID, each item has a quantity, up to a maximum of 2,147,483,647 in decimal, or 2^31-1. This number is 111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111,111 in binary, for a total of 30 bits.
So far, the item ID and quantity add up to 43 bits of data (just over 5 bytes per item).
There is likely some other meta data that we don't know about, lets approximate the total data consumer per item to 88 bits (11 bytes).
The data needed for the 250 new slows is:
11 bytes per item x 250 new item slots = 2,750 bytes, (2.68 KB) per player
Say ALL 200 MILLION ACCOUNTS
got these new slots (note that most of these accounts aren't playing anymore and bots that likely won't activate the new bank space), heres how much we'd need (with this HUGE overhead margin i gave)
11 bytes per item x 250 new item slots x 200,000,000 players = 550,000,000,000 bytes, which is 537,109,375 KB, which is ~524,520.87 MB, which is ~512.22 GB
Currently, a 2.5 TB server grade hard drive runs for less than $200, or around 150 british pounds. However, they charge ~$35 per 250 items bought
28-Aug-2012 17:43:18
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