Funny Necro, but it is a topic which basically is still valid. When OP is claiming it is not possible to become uber on 2h daily playtime and 200$ monthly budget - he is right. Why ? Because there are ppl who invest more time and money. And being uber is being the small percentile on top and the definition therefore is DYNAMIC
, because the requirements for this definition are growing constantly as those TOP-Players are also progressing and possible on a faster pace than someone with 2h per day.
But i see a lot of ppl who managed to come to CS in 1.5 years of playing, even depositing less than that. I for myself are more skilled than the OP at the time he wrote in less time. The question is always what do you do with your ingame time and which choices do you make.
I probably won't be ever Uber, too, but nevertheless i can set realistic goals for my avatar development. And maybe i will have oldschool gear maxed one day, but even when not i still have the option in eco/dps playing on high level RIGHT NOW ( when i see old posts the dps and eco available for midlevel players nowadays was already considered
uber back then Apis/dante + Tier/X5/HLwhatever + Tiers (...) ) with (L). When you are level 50 you get huge dps for relatively small money with (L). No need to invest tons of money when you play 2 hours a day.
And skills come with playing and always reflect level of activity and playtime while doing an ingame profession. When you do it clever it doesn't need even to cost that much.