[quote=SilverRain]
Another take on why "everything else is ignored" is because there literally isn't enough players. A 1x1 RP has only two people - perfect for a romance story. If you check the non-romance 1x1s (such as fandoms or historical retellings) they sometimes come with the requirement that players need to take on more than one role. I for one, am able to take on multiple roles, but many RPers can't (or at least don't want to).
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I've never understood this. It's completely natural to take more than one role. I don't think I've ever been in a RP where everybody didn't introduce other NPCs in their posts at least once, sometimes developing and appearing in the RP frequently. 1x1 has never meant one character with another character, it's one RPer and another RPer. So I'm confused as to why people became fixated with only having one character. What's the appeal? How can you possibly tell a story with just two characters, unless they're on a deserted island or something?