gonna repeat what everyone else has said, but I had no problem joining this game a few months back without knowing anyone. the best advice would be just to put yourself out there, go find people you want to have cr with and reach out to them rather than waiting for people to come to you.

everyone I've talked with is extremely friendly but also extremely busy, so they don't really have time to go and personally welcome every single newbie who shows up. as long as you're willing to put yourself out there, though, you can get some great interactions and cr going.