So i just got emerald 1 yesterday on euw server and i peaked diamond 4 a couple of years ago before i quit playing.

But when i watch streams etc from master/gm/chall players they seem to have very good game knowledge (atleast compared to a dia 4 player). And yes they are more efficent with everything and have abit better mechanics and so on, but most of all there game knowledge and “planning” if you know what i mean, seem to be on a different lvl.

So my question is do all master tier+ players seek out information on the internet like for example strategy guides and so on to learn about the game? For me so far i have mostly played for fun but im considering trying to get to atleast dia 1. Also do you think its a requirement to kind of “study” better players and get education from them? Or have most of you master tier+ players just played for fun and still get grandmaster for example?