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Originally Posted by _Zenith_

You aren't wrong here, but there are cases, especially more recently, where time is not a founding factor in skill increase (see: Rapta as one of the best examples).

There is also proof of being bound to time with skill growth and immediately having a skill boost that can increase in little amounts or a big wave. The results vary with each player, obviously some being similar with others.

KrazyKitsune and pmonibuv1 come to mind; let's also not forget that time wasn't a consideration when igotrhythm changed setups and literally bumped from D2 to D4 almost instantly

Targeted practice will do more than "just playing".