User blog comment:The Milkman/ The Dawnfire Fiasco/@comment-1840877-20120911171511/@comment-5280592-20120915170705

"... you'll encounter up to two thousand non-player characters in a single sequence..."

They left that really vague for a reason.

Things to look out for:

Up to [blank] always means less than that amount.

The single sequence thing was vague as possible. It might either mean in only one sequence, or only a few at a time, etc.

Notice how I provided the quote? I do that to allow people to draw thier own conclusions, not just tell them what I heard.

Also, to curbstomp this arguement, I refer you to the promises of ACR.