Easier, yes. Slower, yes. Some people like to save everyone's account at the same time which would cause a tremendous amount of lag. Pitty, could have been a wonderful tutorial if not for the unthreaded queries.
Well hopefully it isn't too much effort to get a hang on BlueG's plugin, as now with that being said about the lag issues I may switch, and when I do, I shall update this tutorial. Thanks for bringing that up.