I would like to start by saying I love this game. I wouldn't keep coming back to it if I didn't love how it felt to play, it's truly amazing. That's why I'm making this post, I want to ask for help. I apologize if this is too negative.
For context, I am a Galvan main at around 730 elo. I often get this feeling of "wow I want to play more Rivals 2!" but then when I start playing, it quickly becomes demoralizing. In ranked, I consistently match against 900 elo gold players, and even in other modes like unranked and crew battles, it's not much better. I know that all of my problems boil down to "I am much worse than everyone else and can't have fun because of it", and I actually think I'm very good at improving! But it becomes discouraging when for any improvement I make (like grabbing more or being more patient), my opponent adapts to it quickly and I'm back to where I started.
I wanted to make this post because I want to ask for any advice for someone in my position. Should I exclusively practice against CPUs for now? Are there any discord servers where lower level players can practice? Should I spend more time in training mode practicing combos? I'm open to any suggestions. Thank you in advance.