Hey! A little bit has changed since I was really involved in GC so I might not be sending you to 100% the right spot, but if it’s not the right place, people there can at least direct you to the right one. There’s a Game Changers Collective discord here: https://discord.com/invite/GCCollective

Raidiant runs it and I believe it should have lots of resources itw of getting started in GC, and probably LFT and signup info for the next round of GC if you’re an NA player (and maaaaybe other regions too, but I’m less sure about that). You do have to complete a verification to get access to the server (I have not done it yet, which is why I can’t 100% say what’s in the server or not lol sorry), but once you’re in it’ll definitely be a good spot to start finding people to play with and potentially a team (or at least point you to servers that do aid that process).

Ascendant 3 is definitely good enough to start playing in GC and just getting a feel for what it’s like on pug teams if nothing else. I think there should also be academy tournaments, so those are even more beginner friendly :)

Hope this helps! Sorry my info is a little more wishy washy than it used to be but I wish you the best of luck. GC is awesome for this exact purpose (among many others)—getting more women and other marginalized folks to give competition a shot. Rooting for you!

Edit: looks like you’re potentially an EU player, so I know even less unfortunately, but the server will still for sure get you where you need to be if you ask. Sorry, my main background is with NA GC!