new to game..so this is how i think it works but i could be totally wrong and i need some 1 to clear it up..im lvl 10 and my master total is 9 thats good isnt it? dont use my skills to much or else i dont get much skill experience..the lower they are the more i get? ive got like 150+ skills waiting to be used and i should just keep them until later on and keep my master lvl below or close to my actual lvl?

Total mastery does not matter!
The thing that is important is the highest mastery.

gap = character level - highest mastery level

example: you are level 16. your highest mastery has level 12.
16 - 12 = 4 Your gap is 4.

You get most sp with gap 9, if your gap is higher than 9, you still get the amount of sp you would get with gap 9.

But nowadays everyone gets powerfarmed by higher lvls, so I wouldn't start sp farming by myself. Too time consuming and boring (even with bot)

way to quote him:S