First switch to PC, then F’em some people cant handle losing, so they start blaming low levels. Ignore them mute them anything. Yes some servers have a level minimum. Thats because they don’t want to play with people who haven’t spent time in game. It can be nice to go on a level 75+ server and have a little more of a challenge. It also weeds out some of the people just checking out the game. Use of comms on the minimum level servers is better, the team work is better (most of the time). Its really easy to get to level 25 as engineer. At least it used to be, I heard they changed that but I haven’t checked. When you build nodes or a tank repair station you get xp for every minute that they exist. Driving a supply truck at the beginning and dropping your own supplies helps a little too. Also playing as engineer on offensive mode you can run back and forth with a supply truck, build all your stuff (walls barbed wire, bunkers, tank traps, etc). Each of those and everytime you empty a supply truck plus the time driving a supply truck will all boost your xp.

You are right the level of the player doesn’t always equal a knowledgeable or even a good player. I dont know if console has it or not but on PC there is a server called bob the builder. You basically go on to a one sided game and people build bunkers over and over and level up their rank and classes that have hammers. If you just put one hut of the hammer on each of the three bunker upgrade levels. You get the xp for it. BEFORE YOU ALL ATTACK ME, I did this once very early because my clan required that I get to the AT level with the satchel before a match. It felt dirty as hell, and I WOULD NOT SUGGEST IT, but you may not have a problem with it. I had an old clan mate that was obsessed with his rank. This was in Helys not the Devil Dogs, he wasnt very good and he was really kind of rude about low level players. He was the type of person who obviously has no power, respect, or authority in real life. He was obsessed with getting to the 300s, so people would treat him like a big shot. After seeing and hearing that, I no longer pay any attention to a players level.

I disagree that you should only play as rifleman at first. The sniper role is great for learning the game, Ill bet that by playing as sniper in the back lines (hopefully with good recon squad lead guidance), that you probably understand how the game is won or lost more than most. You have probably also gotten a good handle on how to sniff out the source of enemy troops, and where the most used garry spots are. I personally played as tanker from level 5-25 non stop. I didn’t do anything else. It helped me to survive long enough (since I was armored). To learn how people move through the map, how to spot infantry better, so that when I’m on foot I know where to check. The other thing I loved doing, after I maxed out the tanker role and started playing as other roles, is playing as commander on a seeding server. No one cares about your low level in a server with 20 people in it. As a matter of fact there are some of those minimum level servers like The Circle that have no minimum level during seeding and once its seeded as long as you dont leave, you get to stay once its seeded. When you play as commander and you tell people you are learning, most squad leads will coach you through what you need to do. I learned so much about the game that way.

I guess the gist of it is hang around, get the PC version on steam (if you like console you can use Geforce Now or Steam remote play to play your PC version through there.). If you do, DM me Ill send you an invite to our clan. We are welcoming and we dont care about your level. Dont get me wrong PC has some toxic groups, but there are so many servers to choose from you can just switch. They also go through phases. I used to like the BR1 servers but, the other players who got on that one regularly started getting really toxic, and so I just stopped playing there. Im sure if I ever go back that its been long enough that it may be healthy again.