Play 2-3 years?? Nah that was the old time. Now with the party fairies i've seen some people become lcbc in less then few months. Just go in b2b cc noobie clubs.
Find an inactive farm. That's what people did to upgrade back in the day. All the good ones are always up because nobody hits them anymore
The real challenge is you have to take some time to collect money, by hitting normal parties, inactive farms and warring. It can take you years to get lcbc. By doing normal parties i mean do non cat/bikini party which gives you less money. Thats why people who does b2b cc can reach lcbc way more faster than the old player