If you wish to play it for fun.
>>you can try to master it all. HAve a secondary weapons like bow. (if you're a glavier or a blader) or preferably, you can try to use all the weapons. why? its fun to change your weapon so you dont have to get bored to use only one weapon.
disadvantages: you'll have a weak character, you'll waste too much sp on all the mastery
If you wish to play it for social
>> purchase global chat and be an active trader. well, have some business partners. i find it more interesting to play silkroad with something that you can put your luck on. to be socially active in silkroad, having business partner is essential. you can trade, exchange thoughts, and many other stuff. theres benefit while being a a business man in silkroad. though, if you're good, you can buy SOS items from your business partner for cheaper price (thats what i get) and plz think before you choose one. you might think that person is good but on the contrary, he/she might be a scammer!!
If you wish to play it for fame
>> easy. build a strong character. have 0 level gap and go all the way up and show off in all places. how? easy. just do some shout out at jangan or downhang "hey..i'm the strongest in this server"(though, dont do this anyway..lol). I assume that fame can be achieved through your action in game. to be infamous, scam people. to be famous, help people. kind and positive and outstanding socially active, help ya to be famous.
if you wish to play it for super strength and pvp
>> go SP farming. fill in your skills and go hybrid/pure int... bladers usually have high defence, pure int have less life. you can boom, he's dead or he boom, you're dead. But Pvp is the best bu building hybrid Str. i tried several build characters in other server, and yay...str/blade/lightning is the best. shadow walk, lightning fast, super defence, tremendous skill. wowowo...this is the great pvp build. though i have about 11 lvl 60+ character now. (not showing off, just being realistic) i recommend you to build this.
PS: IF U HAVE A GUILD, WHY DONT YA BOND UP WITH YOUR MAMBERS.
I'ma guild master in red sea and i find it difficult to go around and done things with my guild mambers. so far theres only one person in my guild that i chat with always, but all of em like..oh yeah, i'm in his guild, who cares, i'm gonna make my new guild later anyway...so i really pissed off when i knew some of them really ignore the guild notice. SO...i organized..COMPETITIONS! horse race, guild points achievement, etc. We do have horse race sumtimes and the bond in my guild is getting better. although some of them cant really be there, but its FUN!!
Horse race competition
Achive this amount of GP and award something to them
Gathering Alchemy item competition
well somehow, you need some amount of money to do this. Hey, it makes the game more fun!!! and i really enjoy playing rather than grinding or farming. though..
Try muting the original SRO music. Open windows media player and on SOme HARDCORE MUSIC!!! Yay... you feel more energy while playing with diffrent music. Rock aggravates the intensity. Hip-hop aggravates..uh...i dontknow. just Try it anyway..its Fun!! 
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