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Farming. Thats my question.
Why do people farm. When do they actually use the SP???

mostly they farm at lvl 16 and use it at lvl 21. And they do it becouse else they don't have enough SP later to buy the skills they want and then they're weak!

most games are the most fun if you can level with your skills
at your character level; that way you do the most damage.
by farming, you level with your char at 9 levels higher than
your highest mastery level. this way, you get the least xp and
the most sp per level. by doing this, you can save up enough
sp to 0 gap level to the level cap.

what a lot of people prefer, is to sp farm at several levels so
they wont spend months on farming. for example, they sp farm
at 16 till they have about 15k sp points. this way, they can up
their skills with a 0 gap until level 30/32. there, they farm again
till they have enough for 42, and so on.

for more information on farming and how and why, check out
this topic:

thttp://www.silkroadforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=29046

You farm because skills cost a ton of sp in later lvls. Some people farm at 16 in the bandit den due to the insane spawn rate of archers. Also, with zero gap leveling, you won't get enough sp you need for your skills.

Some people farm all or most of what they need at lvl 16 (sometimes up to 300k or even more). You can usually use all of the sp you have farmed as soon as you are finished.
Pro: You gain sp extremely quick, You are able to lvl faster from lvls 17 and up with a zero gap
Con: If you can't get your hands on a sox bow farming will be much longer, Incredibly tedious and monotonous and it can take a few months grinding a few hours a day doing the same exact thing for a few months (depending on the amount of sp your char needs.)

Some people lvl up keeping a certain gap between their mastery and their actual lvl (i.e. some people lvl up through the entire game alternating from 6 gaps to 8 gaps to 4 gaps or what ever). You usually use your sp to gain only the skills you need while maintining your gap.
Pro: Less monotony, more variety (sort of )
Con: Slower leveling, careful planning needed

Some people farm at specific lvls with a 9 gap. These lvls are usually lvls in which you can use an SOS weapon for each degree (16, 24, 32, 42 etc.) Some people also combine this with gapped leveling. You would use your sp the same way you would with gap leveling. If you don't want to farm everything at 16 and want to have plenty of sp, I suggest following this method.
Pro: Less monotony, feeling of actual progress, better drops and more money(at higher lvls)
Con: SLOW lvling, can be just as tedious as farming at 16

Keep in mind that I am a noob, but this is all I have learned in about 6 months of playing.

YES, the most people farm at lvl 16, but you can go and grind to lvl 50, and farm at lvl 52 whit a 8-9 gp