Just a warning: I don't recommend this to any new player.
I was "stuck" at lower AR's for ages (2 and a half years). AR9.6 wasn't really a problem, because those are just AR8 at 1.5x speed. But when it came to reacting to fewer notes appearing faster, I was just useless because I think too much about rhythm and planning. AR10 didn't give me that safety margin of thinking ahead, so whenever things appeared too fast, I just fumbled.
The solution: Spam AR10 maps.
Who would've guessed you actually have to play AR10 to learn AR10. Of course, I didn't lose my ability to read AR's 7-9. I still speculate that people who complain about this couldn't read in the first place.
I was "stuck" at lower AR's for ages (2 and a half years). AR9.6 wasn't really a problem, because those are just AR8 at 1.5x speed. But when it came to reacting to fewer notes appearing faster, I was just useless because I think too much about rhythm and planning. AR10 didn't give me that safety margin of thinking ahead, so whenever things appeared too fast, I just fumbled.
The solution: Spam AR10 maps.
Who would've guessed you actually have to play AR10 to learn AR10. Of course, I didn't lose my ability to read AR's 7-9. I still speculate that people who complain about this couldn't read in the first place.