Once again I return for help. the last two times, you guys have saved me after DAYS of hair-pulling, with simple answers that I've overlooked. Thanks in advance. :)

So, this is the 'perl -d:DProf testfile.cgi' then 'ddprofpp -r -I' of a small perl function that is updating a character's stats in a homebrew online game. It loads their info, outputs it to screen, updates their whatever, and closes.

My problem: Note the huge amount of time taken in 'Main:Begin'. What does that mean? Does that mean that the majority of this code is burning its time in the actual main function, and not in all of the calls - i.e. there is probably inefficient formatting / loops in there? Or should that be disregarded, and the other parts of the output looked at? (note, these were run during unusually high load times, excuse the length of execution. 
%Time ExclSec CumulS #Calls sec/call Csec/c  Name
 39.6   0.251  0.304     14   0.0179 0.0217  main::BEGIN
 5.35   0.000  0.041      1   0.0001 0.0413  main::SETUP_GAME
 4.05   0.000  0.031      1   0.0000 0.0307  DBI::connect
 3.92   0.000  0.030      4   0.0000 0.0076  DynaLoader::bootstrap
 2.74   0.010  0.021     12   0.0009 0.0017  DBI::BEGIN
 2.74   0.000  0.021      1   0.0001 0.0206  DBI::install_driver
 2.61   0.000  0.020      9   0.0000 0.0022  main::CHANGE_PLAYER_VALUE
 2.61   0.020  0.020     15   0.0013 0.0013  DBI::db::do
 2.61   0.020  0.020      1   0.0200 0.0200  Image::Magick::bootstrap
 1.70   0.002  0.013     83   0.0000 0.0002  DBI::st::fetchrow_hashref
 1.44   0.010  0.011      1   0.0102 0.0111  main::LOAD_PLAYER_STATS
 1.44   0.000  0.011      6   0.0001 0.0018  main::GET_FLAG
 1.44   0.011  0.011     83   0.0001 0.0001  DBI::st::FETCH
 1.31   0.010  0.010      6   0.0017 0.0017  File::Copy::BEGIN
 1.31   0.010  0.010     36   0.0003 0.0003  DBI::st::execute

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Second 'bonus' question: This output is on the same file but while using SelfLoader. does it sa to you 'wow, selfloader is a bad idea for this guy, he should use autoLoader' or 'he should not be using either'? 
%Time ExclSec CumulS #Calls sec/call Csec/c  Name
 31.0   0.130  0.669      7   0.0185 0.0955  main::BEGIN
 30.5   0.059  0.658     36   0.0016 0.0183  SelfLoader::AUTOLOAD
 25.9       -  0.560      1        - 0.5598  DBI::connect
 25.5   0.550  0.550      1   0.5500 0.5500  DBD::mysql::db::_login
 25.5       -  0.550      1        - 0.5500  DBD::mysql::dr::connect
 25.5       -  0.550      1        - 0.5500  DBI::dr::connect
 25.5       -  0.550      1        - 0.5500  DBI::__ANON__
 22.7       -  0.490      4        - 0.1225  DynaLoader::bootstrap
 19.5   0.010  0.420     12   0.0008 0.0350  DBI::BEGIN
 18.5   0.400  0.400      1   0.4000 0.4000  DBI::bootstrap
 17.1   0.370  0.370     36   0.0103 0.0103  DBI::st::execute
 3.71   0.080  0.080      1   0.0800 0.0800  Image::Magick::bootstrap
 3.25   0.070  0.070     16   0.0044 0.0044  DBI::db::do
 1.39   0.030  0.030      9   0.0033 0.0033  SelfLoader::BEGIN
 0.93       -  0.020      1        - 0.0196  main::LOAD_MISSION

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Triple bonus: What's with the Image Magick bootstrap? I don't call IM in any of these files in any way.

I hope this is understandable, I sometimes have a hard time getting things across concisely in English.

In reply to dprofpp'ing a pesky file - any input? by MashMashy

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