PLO vs NLH learning curve

[shipsandgiggles]

I am winning player in NLHE 2/4-5/10 and trying to learn PLO. I played NL rather cluelessly (and got away with it on PP then got killed after uigea). Like ayear ago I finally came through started to put people on specific ranges, playing my image etc. and now don't even understand how I did not go broke 2 years ago playing so bad.

Now I am totally in the dark with my PLO and the difference is that thanks to my NLHE experience I know how bad I am. Basic math of the game is easy but with value of hands changing during betting rounds its quite a mess. I can't imagine how to get to put people on anything else but aces PF and how to valuebet properly and probably 4000 other issues I don't even know about.

My question:
How long does it take for decent HE player to see the light?
How relevant are experiances from .5/1-1/2 when moving up?