In Single Player mode, open and non Multiplayer mode the player setting can be changed by the Players X Command.Ĭommon abbreviations are “pX” or “/pX”, e.g. the maximum number of players in one game). However, with every player joining a multiplayer game the player setting is increased by one up till a maximum of 8 (i.e. It has impact on monsters’ hit points, experience gained and drops. The Diablo 2 Players X setting gives an account of how many players are present in one game.