Go to the lab and learn the matchups you're having trouble with, specifically the situations that you dont know how to deal with.
I think I could teach a newb from couch to 4k in DotA 2 faster than I could do that, and DotA has 108 heroes.
Law, Bryan, Julia, Dragunov, Feng, Eddie, Leo, Nina, Heihachi mop the floor with me.
Elisa, Asuka, Hwoarang, King, Miguel, Shaheen, Limg, Steve, Akuma, Kuma feed me wins.
Everyone else is 50/50.
I have never seen a Panda.
^this us when I play Ling. When I play as Asuka, everyone is 50/50 or better in my favor. I definitely get more respect with her. With Kaz too. I still don't feel that her reaction abilities are very strong (b+4,4 is listed as a punishment along with f+1+2 but the second 4 can be ducked). If I'm not initiating, the other player is winning.
I spent some time on Reddit, reading how they consider the clock as much of a resource as health, which explains why I experience so many people playing super defensively. They are literally waiting for wiffs or opportunities to exploit frame punishment.
I also notice that NOBODY talks about throws, which I do pretty gosh-darn often.
Online makes me miss the college days when it was just the bros. Game is so much more stressful. So much more work.