correct, while i did beat this in its current form, we did have a perfect group setup. If i remember correctly our Sparse was almost 1million, in its current form, i dont believe any casual, non-raider can beat it. (unless you are removing gear)
I've never used mklink, are you using the symbolic or the hard link? Will have to try this since I frequently get out of sync on character changes I make from the laptop to the desktop and vice versa.