will the STEPS field improve a lot?

[schwza]

i have a seat into a step 4 (500+35) tourney on party. my question is, is it worthwhile to play a lot more lower STEPS before playing in the level 4? i have pretty limited sattelite experience and frequently get in spots where i feel totally clueless. (for example, if there are 5 left, top 4 get seats, and i have 5k with other stacks at 6k, 4k, 3k, and 2k, should i play very tight, or super ultra tight?)

i feel i could get somewhat better at these types of tournaments with more practice, but the field is probably going to get better too. most people have little experience in these weird 20-player sattelites, so maybe i should i give it a go now?

(if i get a seat to the level 5, i'll definitely play a lot of regular 2-table sit n go's for practice).