Yeah, I definitely prefer single player or lan. When the game first came out I only played a little bit before going online and didn't really pay single player much attention for months. When I did finally play offline I found just how much I had been missing. Playing offline/lan just made the game so much better for me.
i play a lot of single player because of the fact that you have to be completely legit. you can also type in /players 8 and it tricks the game into thinking there are actually 8 players in the game making it harder. upside is you level faster and find better loot.
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