I'm playing Connections on PS5, never took the franchise that seriously, always played story modes for the cool battles
Lately tho I wanted to give PVP a try, so I decided which character I wanted to learn (Naruto KCM2) and what the important mechanics were. So far I know what my options with this Naruto are and to use them consistently against bots like his infinite combo, how to hollow step and the hidden techs he has, but I run into the same problem every time I go online
I'm legit ass, with a reaction time of a grandpa and I feel overwhelmed when I'm getting destroyed. I have 0 experience and I know someone who has played seriously for like a week will curbstomp me, and it seems the matchmaking constantly puts me VS players well beyond my nonexistent skill.
Now I know, getting shit on over and over is the best way to learn and notice the mistakes you make, I'm not complaining about that at all, but damn does it feels demoralizing to always queue for a match and lose in less than a minute with the feeling of being completely powerless again and again lmao
So I'm asking... Can I play against complete newbies like me, or do I have to keep things that way until I improve enough to win ?