Also do you think its a requirement to kind of “study” better players and get education from them?
Look to improve at league it’s like anything else, everyone learns at different rates, different styles.
Obviously if you actively put more effort into learning league you’ll most likely see better results, the question is, for a game (Assuming it’s for enjoyment and no intention to go pro) would you enjoy doing the learning?
For me personally I just watch league a lot, from pro play to soloq to some guides, if I get really interested in something (Such as trundle top) I’ll even research further. But I primarily got to masters just watching what I enjoy + playing the game, barely ever did vod reviews.
Also Master + Tier ranges widely.
No one can really say, depends on your aptitude for the game, I don’t think masters is some crazy level where you need to do loads of studying though (Low masters)