Are we defining a good player in the context of this game or overall? If latter then there's more to being a skilled player. It's being a skilled performer no matter what you do and this carries into your activities, including gaming.
You might think: "but there might be people only skilled in games" but that's not really true, is it.
A skilled performance in gaming, experience and time spent gaming excluded, is the following acts performed:
Controlled and co-ordinated performance
-Smooth, co-ordinated execution of actions that comes naturally.
Goal oriented and efficient performance
-Your actions, social included, have a purpose and goal in the context of the game. You know what to do, why, if and when, efficiently.
Consistent and accurate performance
-You can repeat the same actions in the context of the game repeatedly with the same or better results. You strife to learn patterns to gain better understanding of your task and role.
A skilled player is ambiguous. Much more than can be put into words. There are so many factors that come into play when talking about "skill".
What is skill? Is it a deep understanding of actions and performing said actions, resulting in an outcome, in a way that we interpret as skill?
We can go even deeper but i have a fever and cold. Was nice to ramble though. Typing this on a phone is a pain.

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