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Diablo and Hellfire characters can be created as single or multiplayer characters. This decision must be made at the time of character creation, and it can not be undone or changed later on. Aside from the obvious fact that you must make a multiplayer character to play with friends (over a LAN, TCP/IP, or Battle.net) there are a few major differences between SP and MP. | Diablo and Hellfire characters can be created as single or multiplayer characters. This decision must be made at the time of character creation, and it can not be undone or changed later on. Aside from the obvious fact that you must make a multiplayer character to play with friends (over a LAN, TCP/IP, or Battle.net) there are a few major differences between SP and MP. | ||
* '''Difficulty'''. Multiplayer is much harder than Singleplayer. The monsters have roughly double the hit points (even on Normal difficulty). Full monster hit points are listed on the various [[Diablo Monsters|monster pages]]. | * '''Difficulty'''. Multiplayer is much harder than Singleplayer. The monsters have roughly double the hit points (even on Normal difficulty). Full monster hit points are listed on the various [[Diablo Monsters|monster pages]]. | ||
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* * The character must be level 20 to create a NM game, but characters of any level can join. | * * The character must be level 20 to create a NM game, but characters of any level can join. | ||
* ** The character must be level 30 to create a Hell game, but characters of any level can join. | * ** The character must be level 30 to create a Hell game, but characters of any level can join. | ||
===Area Entrance Requirements=== | |||
The following table lists the minimum character level requirement to enter various [[Diablo Levels|dungeon levels]]. | |||
{| | |||
! Dungeon Area | |||
! Clvl required to enter level* | |||
|- | |||
| '''Church''' | |||
| align="center" | 1 | |||
|- | |||
| '''Catacombs''' | |||
| align="center" | 8 | |||
|- | |||
| '''Caves''' | |||
| align="center" | 13 | |||
|- | |||
| '''Hell''' | |||
| align="center" | 17 | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
<center>--</center> | |||
| align="center" | | |||
<center>--</center> | |||
|- | |||
| '''Hellfire: Hive''' | |||
| align="center" | 15 | |||
|- | |||
| '''Hellfire: Crypt''' | |||
| align="center" | 15 | |||
|} | |||
* * These requirements only apply to characters entering areas via the stairs between levels or town. There are no Clvl requirements to pass through portals, either red ones or Town Portals from another player. | |||