PowerFarming Help Please

[tyteaz]

I've just started playing SRO again after about a two year break and upon returning I heard about a new method of farming SP using Ongs. I was wondering if anyone can give me any good helpful links or guides on the subject and are there any other monsters that make good powerfarming mobs as well. The most I've heard about Ongs powerfarming is that the one being farmed should have a mastery of 10 and be at lvl 19, then it is farmed til 27 and then deleveled back to 19 again then the process is repeated, and that the powerfarmer should be at least lvl 64 and should be either an int chinese or a wizard. Any information on this subject would be really helpful, especially safe locations and little tidbits like that. Also if someone can please tell explain to me what a "taxi" is and what FF stands for it'd be much appreciated.

Thank you very very much,
Tyteaz

[Azavel]

A taxi is a powelevel (or powerfarming) that you pay with gold. There are a lot of mobs: ongs, penon, some mobs from dw cave etc...
Always gap 9, and killing mobs 11 level higher than you. The person who makes the taxi should kill a mob party with a hit, so, chinese ints, wizard or bard.
Most people prefer ong, so there are sooo much people there, and sometimes it's difficult to find a good place (and a good taxi non-scammer of course)

[tyteaz]

Thank you for your reply. Also if I may ask, what is the best class for ong powerfarming because I'm planning to make a char to powerfarm my friends and myself. I heard that a level 52 wizard is good because it can kill and still be able to loot item, therefore increasing chances of sox items. And what is the most effective number of party member in a party, I heard the more party members there are, the less exp/sp the character being powerfarmed receives. Lastly the ong spot to powerfarm is right outside of Samarkand right? Sorry if I'm being annoying or pesky with all these questions, may seem noob but I just want to know as much as I can before I start so that I can have the best results. Thank you for your understanding.

[Poochu]

52 wiz will be okay for powerfarming, but not good. It will struggle with party giants etc. And will be easily ks'd.

Generally, if you're at ongs you want a 70+ wizard. A 85+(i think) bard is faster, but that level will take a while.

To look for ong powerleveling spots, just walk south of samarkand to ongs (regular ones, not bloods) and have a look around, you'll find people in certain places, they're the powerfarming spots.

[tyteaz]

I've heard that wizards are hard hitters that has a very good AoE on their attacks but what skills does an 85+ bard have that makes them efficient? Sorry for the noob question, I'm not familiar with European builds at all. <__>