Single Player vs. Multi - any storyline differences?

[Kevin]

There is no single player in D3. The best you can do is a private game, but it's still online, and the only difference is that no one else can join it.

Isn't that pretty much how it was in D2 as well? I mean... there was offline play, but the game itself was the same whether you played alone or with friends. Only the difficulty/drops/etc changed. So it is less that there is no single player and more that single player and multiplayer are simply the same game. Am I remembering something wrong or not aware of something with the new game?

Yeah D2 was pretty much like that, but it actually had an option that said single player. There is no option that says single player in D3. I also don't think D3 has the /players X option that you had in D2.