Ninonuko wrote:
I don't really understand what is reading skill (I'm serious), I can play AR 7-10 no problem, if I got combobreak I think it's just my aim or taping
I got ar 10 by spaming high bpm AR 9 crazy map, then I try AR 10 and it's look slower
Then after I can FC AR 10 (edited map or HR easy insane) I realize what makes HR hard
Reading skill is holistic. Whatever caused you to make a mistake can likely be avoided if your reading was better. That is assuming it was a mistake. I have a hard time calling things I can't do... "mistakes". So reading is broadly used to describe your ability to play maps well, which you have the skills to play. It is speculative at best to try measure anything outside of that, because you can't play it.
A common misconception is that reading is all about AR. It's a major component, but it's not "just" AR. There are maps I have trouble reading which are within the AR range I'm comfortable reading, but they are more complex, throwing a lot more information at me, whilst also being difficult to execute. It's important to note that this all occurs at once. Simplicity with difficulty does not mean it's difficult to read, but only that it is difficult. Likewise, a map with visual obscurity, that isn't actually difficult, will give me ample time to read, making it not so difficult.
Basically reading is a subjective topic concerning an individual's skill. You can read AR10, but still be shit. Some people are upset by lowbies claiming to read AR10, forgetting that whatever standard they are using to measure themselves is very different. So in this sense, if you want to compare yourself to a lowbie, they can't read AR10 by your standard, yet they can to themselves. A new player can likely read AR8 after a few weeks, but lacks the skill to play higher difficulty AR8 maps. Thus it's quite pointless to compare reading, since holistically, it includes your skill level.
