I tried OLD for about 2 months before I had enough. This was back when I started dealing with my social anxiety. First one I met didn't go too well, I was awkward as fvck. Second one shortly after was maybe a bit too interested in me, she was hot, but she was crazy so I went ghost on her. Right after the second one I felt my social anxiety being severely reduced. I went to a party, apart from the host (my friend) I didn't know any of the people he invited. I went into it confidently and self-assured that I'll make it work in the moment, so it did. I set my aim for the hottest girl and then with great patience waited for the opportunity to come. I got her, easy. She turned out to not be of any interest to me for LTR, but at that point I realized that getting women IRL is far superior to OLD.
On OLD you can't take full advantage of a charming personality. You can type in the bio, but even if anyone reads it they won't get how you actually are.
On occasion I have attracted with my looks, but I don't stand out that much so they probably have very specific tastes. Most times I attract purely by the way I interact which I take full advantage of. My results on OLD was meh, few good women to begin with on top of not looking like a male model means few hits. I look good enough so I'm not immediately disqualified IRL, I get a chance and that little bit of time is enough to hook them. By that stage they don't care about how I look, they're into who I am. Then I figure out who they are.
It's not as efficient as OLD potentially could be, since you have to take the time to get to attract and then know them instead of skimming through a profile. But really it is more efficient because you will be a lot more likely to meet the types of women who wouldn't go anywhere near OLD, maybe one of those types are one that fits for you.
Basically what I'm saying is, maybe you've been looking in wrong place? Maybe the type of women you want doesn't typically use OLD?