[GODPARTICLE]

You want even more overhead? How about a write to innoDB

	database.LogPvPKill(zone->GetShortName(), pvp_points,
						killer->CharacterID(), killer->GetName(), guild_mgr.GetGuildName(killer->GuildID()), killer->GuildID(), 
						killer->GetLevel(), killer->GetRace(), killer->GetClass(), long2ip(killer->GetIP()).c_str(),
						
						this->CharacterID(), this->GetName(), guild_mgr.GetGuildName(this->GuildID()), this->GuildID(), 
						this->GetLevel(), this->GetRace(), this->GetClass(), long2ip(this->GetIP()).c_str()
						
	);

Or an update

	this->UpdatePVPStats(PVPEncounterDeath, pvp_points); // you lose! next we'll divide your points between the group.
	// we don't need to SendPVPStats() here, they'll get them when they zone to their bind

Or an update for the entire group?

	if (killer->IsGrouped())
	{
		Group *pvp_group = entity_list.GetGroupByClient(killer);
		if (pvp_group != NULL)
		{
			pvp_points = pvp_points / pvp_group->GroupCount();  // divide the points, TODO: fix it to not divide by people not in zone

			for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
			{
				if 
				(	pvp_group->members[i] != NULL &&
					// we're only awarding "assists" for groupies in the same zone
					pvp_group->members[i]->CastToClient()->CharacterID() != killer->CharacterID() &&
					pvp_group->members[i]->CastToClient()->GetZoneID() == zone->GetZoneID()
				)
				{
					pvp_group->members[i]->CastToClient()->UpdatePVPStats(PVPEncounterAssist, pvp_points);
					pvp_group->members[i]->CastToClient()->SendPVPStats();
				}
			}
		}
	}

	killer->UpdatePVPStats(PVPEncounterKill, pvp_points); // do this here for code flow logic
	killer->SendPVPStats();

Somehow that read from a myISAM table ain't looking like that big a deal anymore?