| Hi!
There is really no difference between how fast you can lvl up in single or multiplayer, but personally I think it is easier to just type /player 8 or how many player game your character can handle, rather than go in and out of public games with 8 players at Bnet.
Regarding items, if you play ladder online, you can find some items and make some runewords which you cannot in single player. Other than that, the odds for finding a certain items is the same online or in single player, but remember than the chances increase if you are more players in the game, so if you type /players 8 in your single player game, the monster will not only get harder, they will also drop more items.
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