diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/DatabaseManagerFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/DatabaseManagerFactory.java
index da3a2ea1f..df82e0f07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/DatabaseManagerFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/DatabaseManagerFactory.java
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public class DatabaseManagerFactory {
             case FLATFILE:
                 return new FlatfileDatabaseManager();
 
+            case SERIALIZED:
+                return new SerializedDatabaseManager();
+
             case SQL:
                 return new SQLDatabaseManager();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/SerializedDatabaseManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/SerializedDatabaseManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61d2088d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/database/SerializedDatabaseManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.database;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.database.DatabaseType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.database.PlayerStat;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.PlayerProfile;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.UserData;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Misc;
+
+public class SerializedDatabaseManager implements DatabaseManager {
+    private final HashMap<SkillType, List<PlayerStat>> playerStatHash = new HashMap<SkillType, List<PlayerStat>>();
+    private final List<PlayerStat> powerLevels = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+    private long lastUpdate = 0;
+
+    private final long UPDATE_WAIT_TIME = 600000L; // 10 minutes
+
+    protected SerializedDatabaseManager() {
+        updateLeaderboards();
+    }
+
+    public void purgePowerlessUsers() {
+        int purgedUsers = 0;
+
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Purging powerless users...");
+
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            boolean powerless = true;
+            for (int skill : data.getSkillLevels().values()) {
+                if (skill != 0) {
+                    powerless = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (powerless && file.delete()) {
+                purgedUsers++;
+                Misc.profileCleanup(data.getName());
+            }
+        }
+
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Purged " + purgedUsers + " users from the database.");
+    }
+
+    public void purgeOldUsers() {
+        int removedPlayers = 0;
+        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Purging old users...");
+
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            boolean rewrite = false;
+            String name = data.getName();
+            long lastPlayed = data.getLastPlayed();
+
+            if (lastPlayed == 0) {
+                OfflinePlayer player = mcMMO.p.getServer().getOfflinePlayer(name);
+                lastPlayed = player.getLastPlayed();
+                rewrite = true;
+            }
+
+            if (currentTime - lastPlayed > PURGE_TIME) {
+                if (file.delete()) {
+                    removedPlayers++;
+                    Misc.profileCleanup(name);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (rewrite) {
+                data.setLastPlayed(lastPlayed);
+                serialize(file, data);
+            }
+        }
+
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Purged " + removedPlayers + " users from the database.");
+    }
+
+    public boolean removeUser(String playerName) {
+        boolean worked = false;
+
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            return worked;
+        }
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data != null && data.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
+                mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("User found, removing...");
+                worked = file.delete();
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return worked;
+    }
+
+    public boolean saveUser(PlayerProfile profile) {
+        UserData data = new UserData(profile);
+
+        return serialize(new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory(), data.getName() + ".mcmmoplayer"), data);
+    }
+
+    public List<PlayerStat> readLeaderboard(SkillType skill, int pageNumber, int statsPerPage) {
+        updateLeaderboards();
+
+        List<PlayerStat> statsList = skill == null ? powerLevels : playerStatHash.get(skill);
+        int fromIndex = (Math.max(pageNumber, 1) - 1) * statsPerPage;
+
+        return statsList.subList(Math.min(fromIndex, statsList.size()), Math.min(fromIndex + statsPerPage, statsList.size()));
+    }
+
+    public Map<SkillType, Integer> readRank(String playerName) {
+        updateLeaderboards();
+
+        Map<SkillType, Integer> skills = new HashMap<SkillType, Integer>();
+
+        for (SkillType skill : SkillType.NON_CHILD_SKILLS) {
+            skills.put(skill, getPlayerRank(playerName, playerStatHash.get(skill)));
+        }
+
+        skills.put(null, getPlayerRank(playerName, powerLevels));
+
+        return skills;
+    }
+
+    public void newUser(String playerName) {
+        serialize(new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory(), playerName + ".mcmmoplayer"), new UserData(new PlayerProfile(playerName)));
+    }
+
+    public PlayerProfile loadPlayerProfile(String playerName, boolean createNew) {
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            return new PlayerProfile(playerName, createNew);
+        }
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data != null && data.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
+                return loadFromData(data);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new PlayerProfile(playerName, createNew);
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getStoredUsers() {
+        ArrayList<String> users = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            return users;
+        }
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            users.add(data.getName());
+        }
+
+        return users;
+    }
+
+    public void convertUsers(DatabaseManager destination) {
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            //TODO: log issue
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int convertedUsers = 0;
+        long startMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                if (destination.saveUser(loadFromData(data))) {
+                    convertedUsers++;
+                    Misc.printProgress(convertedUsers, progressInterval, startMillis);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public DatabaseType getDatabaseType() {
+        return DatabaseType.SERIALIZED;
+    }
+
+    private UserData deserialize(File file) {
+        UserData data = null;
+
+        try {
+            FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
+            ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(fis);
+
+            data = (UserData) ois.readObject();
+            ois.close();
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            mcMMO.p.getLogger().severe("Exception while reading " + file.getName() + ": " + e.toString());
+        }
+
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private boolean serialize(File file, UserData data) {
+        boolean success = true;
+
+        try {
+            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file);
+            ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
+            oos.writeObject(data);
+            oos.close();
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            mcMMO.p.getLogger().severe("Exception while writing " + file.getName() + ": " + e.toString());
+            success = false;
+        }
+
+        return success;
+    }
+
+    private PlayerProfile loadFromData(UserData data) {
+        return new PlayerProfile(data.getName(), data.getSkillLevels(), data.getSkillXp(), data.getAbilityData(), data.getMobHealthbarType());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the leader boards.
+     */
+    private void updateLeaderboards() {
+        // Only update leaderboards every 10 minutes.. this puts a lot of strain on the server (depending on the size of the database) and should not be done frequently
+        if (System.currentTimeMillis() < lastUpdate + UPDATE_WAIT_TIME) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        File usersDirectory = new File(mcMMO.getUsersDirectory());
+        File[] userFiles = usersDirectory.listFiles();
+
+        if (userFiles == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        lastUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis(); // Log when the last update was run
+        powerLevels.clear(); // Clear old values from the power levels
+
+        // Initialize lists
+        List<PlayerStat> mining = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> woodcutting = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> herbalism = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> excavation = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> acrobatics = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> repair = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> swords = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> axes = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> archery = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> unarmed = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> taming = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> fishing = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+        List<PlayerStat> alchemy = new ArrayList<PlayerStat>();
+
+        for (File file : userFiles) {
+            if (!file.isFile() || file.isDirectory()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            UserData data = deserialize(file);
+
+            if (data == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            int powerLevel = 0;
+            String playerName = data.getName();
+            Map<SkillType, Integer> skills = data.getSkillLevels();
+
+            powerLevel += putStat(acrobatics, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.ACROBATICS));
+            powerLevel += putStat(alchemy, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.ALCHEMY));
+            powerLevel += putStat(archery, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.ARCHERY));
+            powerLevel += putStat(axes, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.AXES));
+            powerLevel += putStat(excavation, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.EXCAVATION));
+            powerLevel += putStat(fishing, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.FISHING));
+            powerLevel += putStat(herbalism, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.HERBALISM));
+            powerLevel += putStat(mining, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.MINING));
+            powerLevel += putStat(repair, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.REPAIR));
+            powerLevel += putStat(swords, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.SWORDS));
+            powerLevel += putStat(taming, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.TAMING));
+            powerLevel += putStat(unarmed, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.UNARMED));
+            powerLevel += putStat(woodcutting, playerName, skills.get(SkillType.WOODCUTTING));
+
+            putStat(powerLevels, playerName, powerLevel);
+        }
+
+        SkillComparator c = new SkillComparator();
+
+        Collections.sort(mining, c);
+        Collections.sort(woodcutting, c);
+        Collections.sort(repair, c);
+        Collections.sort(unarmed, c);
+        Collections.sort(herbalism, c);
+        Collections.sort(excavation, c);
+        Collections.sort(archery, c);
+        Collections.sort(swords, c);
+        Collections.sort(axes, c);
+        Collections.sort(acrobatics, c);
+        Collections.sort(taming, c);
+        Collections.sort(fishing, c);
+        Collections.sort(alchemy, c);
+        Collections.sort(powerLevels, c);
+
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.MINING, mining);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.WOODCUTTING, woodcutting);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.REPAIR, repair);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.UNARMED, unarmed);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.HERBALISM, herbalism);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.EXCAVATION, excavation);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.ARCHERY, archery);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.SWORDS, swords);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.AXES, axes);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.ACROBATICS, acrobatics);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.TAMING, taming);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.FISHING, fishing);
+        playerStatHash.put(SkillType.ALCHEMY, alchemy);
+    }
+
+    private int putStat(List<PlayerStat> statList, String playerName, int statValue) {
+        statList.add(new PlayerStat(playerName, statValue));
+        return statValue;
+    }
+
+    private Integer getPlayerRank(String playerName, List<PlayerStat> statsList) {
+        if (statsList == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        int currentPos = 1;
+
+        for (PlayerStat stat : statsList) {
+            if (stat.name.equalsIgnoreCase(playerName)) {
+                return currentPos;
+            }
+
+            currentPos++;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private class SkillComparator implements Comparator<PlayerStat> {
+        @Override
+        public int compare(PlayerStat o1, PlayerStat o2) {
+            return (o2.statVal - o1.statVal);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/database/DatabaseType.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/database/DatabaseType.java
index c8e089ab6..048173193 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/database/DatabaseType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/database/DatabaseType.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.database;
 
 public enum DatabaseType {
     FLATFILE,
+    SERIALIZED,
     SQL,
     CUSTOM;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/UserData.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/UserData.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad0fffd34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/datatypes/player/UserData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.MobHealthbarType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.AbilityType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class UserData implements Serializable {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    private UUID playerID;
+    private String name;
+    private long lastPlayed;
+    private HashMap<SkillType, Integer> skillLevels = new HashMap<SkillType, Integer>();
+    private HashMap<SkillType, Float> skillXp = new HashMap<SkillType, Float>();
+    private HashMap<AbilityType, Integer> abilityData = new HashMap<AbilityType, Integer>();
+    private MobHealthbarType mobHealthbarType;
+
+    public UserData(McMMOPlayer mcMMOPlayer) {
+        Player player = mcMMOPlayer.getPlayer();
+
+        playerID = player.getUniqueId();
+        name = player.getName();
+        lastPlayed = player.getLastPlayed();
+
+        for (SkillType skill : SkillType.values()) {
+            skillLevels.put(skill, mcMMOPlayer.getSkillLevel(skill));
+            skillXp.put(skill, mcMMOPlayer.getSkillXpLevelRaw(skill));
+        }
+
+        PlayerProfile profile = mcMMOPlayer.getProfile();
+
+        for (AbilityType ability : AbilityType.values()) {
+            abilityData.put(ability, (int) profile.getAbilityDATS(ability));
+        }
+
+        mobHealthbarType = profile.getMobHealthbarType();
+    }
+
+    public UserData(PlayerProfile profile) {
+        name = profile.getPlayerName();
+
+        Player player = mcMMO.p.getServer().getPlayerExact(name);
+
+        if (player == null) {
+            playerID = UUID.fromString(name);
+            lastPlayed = 0L;
+        }
+        else {
+            playerID = player.getUniqueId();
+            lastPlayed = player.getLastPlayed();
+        }
+
+        for (SkillType skill : SkillType.values()) {
+            skillLevels.put(skill, profile.getSkillLevel(skill));
+            skillXp.put(skill, profile.getSkillXpLevelRaw(skill));
+        }
+
+        for (AbilityType ability : AbilityType.values()) {
+            abilityData.put(ability, (int) profile.getAbilityDATS(ability));
+        }
+
+        mobHealthbarType = profile.getMobHealthbarType();
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public long getLastPlayed() {
+        return lastPlayed;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastPlayed(long lastPlayed) {
+        this.lastPlayed = lastPlayed;
+    }
+
+    public HashMap<SkillType, Integer> getSkillLevels() {
+        return skillLevels;
+    }
+
+    public HashMap<SkillType, Float> getSkillXp() {
+        return skillXp;
+    }
+
+    public HashMap<AbilityType, Integer> getAbilityData() {
+        return abilityData;
+    }
+
+    public MobHealthbarType getMobHealthbarType() {
+        return mobHealthbarType;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
index 4cbee75a0..f76704ced 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
     /* File Paths */
     private static String mainDirectory;
     private static String flatFileDirectory;
+    private static String usersDirectory;
     private static String usersFile;
     private static String modDirectory;
 
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
         return flatFileDirectory;
     }
 
+    public static String getUsersDirectory() {
+        return usersDirectory;
+    }
+
     public static String getUsersFilePath() {
         return usersFile;
     }
@@ -326,6 +331,7 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
         mcmmo = getFile();
         mainDirectory = getDataFolder().getPath() + File.separator;
         flatFileDirectory = mainDirectory + "flatfile" + File.separator;
+        usersDirectory = flatFileDirectory + "users" + File.separator;
         usersFile = flatFileDirectory + "mcmmo.users";
         modDirectory = mainDirectory + "mods" + File.separator;
         fixFilePaths();