There isn't really much that can be done about it. I've pretty much given up on random role-play for the most part simply because it often becomes a very exhausting experience. If people don't respond to initial prompts or take the initiative to approach me themselves then I'm just going to assume that they're not interested in a scene.
At the risk of voicing an unpopular and controversial opinion, however, I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that many role-players embrace role-play as a means of escapism. This leads to there being a lot of role-players who don't necessarily have the skills needed to initiate role-play and maintain a social life for their characters.
Which in turn leads to a lot of people complaining that they're not getting any role-play when they would, in fact, get a lot of it if only they took the initiative and put themselves out there from time to time.
As for me? I very rarely go to the Quicksand because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for my character to go there. If the problem is 'my character wouldn't go there' then my advice is to message people on this site if you like the way they post/describe their characters. Send them a PM on the site/poke them in-game and ask if they're willing to have their character stumble across your own at some point. It's what I do and I've had a lot more success with finding role-play that way when compared to hanging around the common hubs and haunts.
At the risk of voicing an unpopular and controversial opinion, however, I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that many role-players embrace role-play as a means of escapism. This leads to there being a lot of role-players who don't necessarily have the skills needed to initiate role-play and maintain a social life for their characters.
Which in turn leads to a lot of people complaining that they're not getting any role-play when they would, in fact, get a lot of it if only they took the initiative and put themselves out there from time to time.
As for me? I very rarely go to the Quicksand because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for my character to go there. If the problem is 'my character wouldn't go there' then my advice is to message people on this site if you like the way they post/describe their characters. Send them a PM on the site/poke them in-game and ask if they're willing to have their character stumble across your own at some point. It's what I do and I've had a lot more success with finding role-play that way when compared to hanging around the common hubs and haunts.
