In all honesty I see no need to keep up with the majority of players. I roll at my own pace and it keeps me happy. I stopped playing last year and came back as of last week to play more casual now that I have a new born daughter to care for. The only problem with this is I struggle to even find a party for coil turn 1.

You should join or create a casual FC for yourself and others alike, that is what I have done as of today.