I'm glad to have you joining us. Sorry to hear your first matches weren't balanced well, but you were correct to say stuff like that is the exception rather than the rule and I'm glad you stuck with it and found a weapon to enjoy.
A lot of top players use turf wars as a way to warm up, or to blow off steam, and due to the game's age there aren't really legions of newer/unskilled players to fill a lobby with; getting matched against these elite players is probably what you're experiencing. Honestly, until you start playing ranked battles, don't worry about the results of a single match of turf wars - it's an inherently shallow game mode, and the points/money you get for winning games are peanuts compared to ranked.
As I said in the guide (which I think I posted to you when you first showed up in these threads, but which I'll throw up again just to be safe), just take this time to learn the controls and maps. The more advanced map knowledge and movement techniques will come later. I can post a few tech videos if you want, but that might be too much for someone who's just starting out even though the tech in this game is dirt simple.
In terms of progression, you'll also only need to get to level 20 to unlock all the weapons, since the current cap of 50 was added in a later update. Everything from 21-50 is just gear, which you can do fine without.
That weapon is pretty real, man. The bubbler is a powerful special weapon and it's good at rushing people down. You'll also learn how to ambush people using it, which is important because ambushing is very strong.
I believe the kids over at /ink/ and [SQUID FORUM] call them clans, but we don't have one (except for that one time four of us entered a tournament last year and scrubbed out after round 3). There are just a bunch of us regulars in the Mumble and we get together on weekends to play big private battles. We also do squads during the week, which may help you a lot depending on how well you take to the big leagues once you get a feel for ranked.
I hate to tell you, but this game's community is mostly autistocrats and children. Be grateful matchmaking is anonymous and has no voice chat.
It'll be interesting to see what you think of the different game modes. It's been a while since we had a completely fresh player.