Sadly, I'm sure that everyone has experienced that in one way or another during their time on this game. Personally it took me a few months to finally find a pack that was pretty close... and that was a pack that soon had a map. From what I've seen, it's better to join a roleplay group that has created a map specifically for that group. As said before, the group usually ends up being more organized and their focus is more towards the roleplay than anything else. It's also a good sign if the group has a website. The group I am apart of isn't very active as of now, but we still keep in contact with one another on other websites and such.
In the end, I suggest not expecting much when you join a group that mainly roleplays on public maps, mostly consists of strangers that were brought together from advertising, and ends up being rather large just in the first day. One time that happened to me and a lot of the people from the first day never came back. Only a few remained... and none of them included the actual leader. And so, the group failed. But still, I ended up meeting the leader (now a good friend) of the pack that I ended up loving just from being apart of the unorganized one.
All in all, just don't get your hopes up when it comes to groups that are advertised to the whole map and is made by someone that decided to create a roleplay on the spot without really any planning ahead of time. But hey, ya may meet a new friend if you try a group like that out, anyway.
