what the first anon said, though it can be pretty tough even as an established player.

ime the main problem is there's just not a lot of incentive for characters to talk to one another over the network unless they really click or care about one another already + in person CR can be an uphill battle because people are wrapped up in whatever they're doing and don't want to spend IC days/OOC weeks diverting to meet up. people will absolutely try to work with you but a lot of players seem to end up spinning wheels unless they stumble into a core group of strong cr.