I’m quite nervous posting this, but I created a Discord server primarily towards lower ranked players (Platinum and below) to try to find friends around my skill level (I hover around Gold-low Plat for context) and make learning this game a bit less lonely.
I struggled to find success with other discord servers and battle hubs. I've tried sticking it out for a while, hoping that fighting higher ranked players would help me improve as is the common advice given, but unfortunately, the skill disparity between me and everyone else was too steep and I struggled to learn anything other than that I’m better off sticking to ranked.
When playing ranked, I’ve tried sending people friend requests and inviting them to custom rooms, but they never join. There’s no way for my opponent to know whether or not I’m trying to be toxic and given the competitive nature of fighting games, it’s safer for my opponent to assume that I am trying to be toxic, so it’s natural that people are hesitant.
I've tried going to a couple locals, however I haven’t found much success there either: the skill disparity was once more overwhelming. Also, everyone already knew each other so it was difficult for me to socialize and try to navigate already established groups. Thus, I was pretty much invisible even when I built the courage to talk to people and ask for games/advice, etc. People unfortunately would rather play sets with their friends than play with a stranger that’s bad at the game.
In short, I’m a beginner-level player (gold-low plat) that’s struggling to find community, so I figured I’d try creating my own in hopes of finding at least one other person in my position.
Here is the link if anyone is interested: https://discord.gg/QHtPg4fZMS
Note: this is my first time making a discord server so I’m still very new to that sort of thing.