The actual language of the notice
said "Characters" not actual accounts, like they said last time (a few weeks ago they reported there were 500,000 'accounts'). I wish they had been more clear what they meant, as I am interested too. However, if they just meant 'characters' then that doesn't really represent how many 'accounts' there are past 500,000 by now. For instance...I have four separate characters, (different races) but only one account.
January 30th Update
New Items: Barbaric Huu Xalmo's Feather ; Scroll: Absorb Vitality ; Scroll: Absorb Agility ; Northern Fur ; Humpty Soup
Updated Items: Bomb Arm ; Archer's Knife ; Assassin's Bow ; Aspir Knife ; Arbalest +1 ; Acid Kukri ; Acid Knife ; Acid Dagger ; Acid Claws ; Acid Baselard ; Ranger's Necklace ; Dog Collar ; Coral Gorget ; Tavnazia Bell ; Yagudo Holy Water ; Simple Bed ; Cruel Spear ; Maul ; Crab Shell ; Land Crab Meat ; Crawler's Nest Treasure Chest Key ; Cockatrice Stew ; Giant Stinger ; Glass Fiber
New Quests: Sword of Oath (Paladin AF3) ; Something to Protect (Monk AF3) ; Monk AF2
Updated Quests: Minesweeper ; Fallen Comrades ; Sharpening the Sword (Paladin AF1) ; Wandering Ghost (Monk AF1) ; Pieuje's Determination (W Mage AF 3) ; The One Who Creeps in Darkness (R Mage AF2) ; Thief AF1
New and Updated Mobs: Huu Xalmo the Savage ; Goblin Reaper ; Giant Lobber ; Jolly Green ; Garnet Quadav ; Horn Fly ; Labyrith Lizard ; Huge Wasp
New and Updated Recipes: Cockatrice Stew ; Glass Fiber
Updated Items: Bomb Arm ; Archer's Knife ; Assassin's Bow ; Aspir Knife ; Arbalest +1 ; Acid Kukri ; Acid Knife ; Acid Dagger ; Acid Claws ; Acid Baselard ; Ranger's Necklace ; Dog Collar ; Coral Gorget ; Tavnazia Bell ; Yagudo Holy Water ; Simple Bed ; Cruel Spear ; Maul ; Crab Shell ; Land Crab Meat ; Crawler's Nest Treasure Chest Key ; Cockatrice Stew ; Giant Stinger ; Glass Fiber
New Quests: Sword of Oath (Paladin AF3) ; Something to Protect (Monk AF3) ; Monk AF2
Updated Quests: Minesweeper ; Fallen Comrades ; Sharpening the Sword (Paladin AF1) ; Wandering Ghost (Monk AF1) ; Pieuje's Determination (W Mage AF 3) ; The One Who Creeps in Darkness (R Mage AF2) ; Thief AF1
New and Updated Mobs: Huu Xalmo the Savage ; Goblin Reaper ; Giant Lobber ; Jolly Green ; Garnet Quadav ; Horn Fly ; Labyrith Lizard ; Huge Wasp
New and Updated Recipes: Cockatrice Stew ; Glass Fiber
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