ml>  MvanL> I'm using the AB-I download from the Redaxe site, and from all
 ml>  MvanL> indications suggests no registration is required but I'm
 ml>  MvanL> unable to increase any of my characters beyond Level 8.

 ml> level 8?? level 10 is the cutoff that i recall... i 
 ml> also just grabbed the file from redaxe and the 
 ml> documentation also says level 10... in fact, my 
 ml> original docs also state this...

Yeah that's what the doco says. 

But that doesn't explain this:

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 Type : Thief    Align : Neut

 Level         : 8
 Experience    : 7090

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Experience gained                    : 0
Total experience                     : 7090
Experience required for next level   : 3360
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

===========================================

Ie. Still level 8 when the total experience (7090) surpassed the amount
required for next level (3360).


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