Getting a response to a message like that isn't a win in a context of online gaming though. Ultimately, all that matters is how many dates/close you go on. Plenty of girls will be glad to have a message buddy, and that's all you'll ever be if you put yourself in the frame of the needy/beta guy.

One of the biggest concern women have about online dating is their safety. With that in mind, in your case, being DLV might work because they don't see you as a threat, they know you won't make a bold move or too unpredictable, they know they will be in control of the whole interaction and lastly you don't have the gut to do anything. It's like petting a dwarf bunny vs playing around with a poisonous snake, of course they will choose the bunnies since they don't bite.

The second thing is pity and validation. You're playing their emotions, appealing to their sympathetic and feminine side yet at the same time your act of putting their on a pedestal gives them the validation and confidence boost. Hence, they will talk and keep you around.

Response rate is one thing, being able to land a date and f-close is another thing. Women invented friendzone for a reason. In the end, the ultimate question is whether that DLV routine will get you into her pants or not. Most likely no. But then again, you will never know unless you test it out yourself. You might attracted certain types of women.