by Medeor on Jan 06, 2010
Star Trek Online advertises itself as a skills-based system, not an experience based system. This means that the player determines where the advancement occurs, not some pre-determined value or math equation. If it sounds confusing, it isnt, Im just confusing you.
One thing you wont hear in STO is Ding since there is no leveling up that we may be used to in other games. If a player chooses to not spend skill points, then he/she would never reach the next rank. Before we delve too deeply into this, we should discuss ranks and grades (in lieu of levels).
Read on for more information in this week's Beta Journal #3 Rising Through The Ranks.