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There aren't a lot of differences. The [[characters]], [[spells]], [[quests]], [[monsters]], and all other basic game features are identical. Unlike in [[Diablo I]], there are no single player characters in Diablo II; the characters and the game are the same, and single player characters in D2 are more accurately described as "offline" or "non-realm" characters. They're just like characters on the realms, except they're stored on your computer, rather than the [[Battle.net]] realms. Single Player characters can be played with other players, via TCP/IP or DCC or Open Battle.net
The biggest difference for Single Player D2 is the addition of the [[players x]] command in v1.09, which allows solo players to simulate larger games. This provides a greater challenge and more items. Some items can only be found on the realms, not in SP (or non-ladder online play). ===What items can't be found in Single Player?===It depends on which version you are playing. Blizzard has added new uniques and runewords several times in patches, usually making them available only on the realms, or only for ladder characters after a ladder reset. These new runewords and uniques are generally made available for all characters in the next patch, when new exclusive ones are added in. A very details write up of what's available (and not) in v1.10 and v1.11 [http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=468886 can be seen here].
