After playing through Fed missions I think the Cardassian reward items are now under the appropriate level for when the missions open up. The missions are still giving out captain rank rewards but you don't really get to those missions until the end of captain/early VA level. This deems the rewards basically useless for the level. Would be nice to see a bump to the high side of IX or X with whites, greens, and blues.
They said in the patch notes that they've reduced the amount of skill points rewarded for completing lower rank missions. That should bring character progression closer in-line with mission rewards, hopefully.
the item rewards are tleft overs.. The mission progression is kludged together to get you levelled.. I wouldn't worry about it.. this is far far FAR from being whats going to be the F2P build that goes to holodeck in a couple months.
If you need gear I suggest grinding crafting as soon as you hit Admiral.. a few days of doing it and you'll have your self an Aegis set and a full weapons and console suite to get you kick'n on the STF's.
With the leveling acceleration (lower level missions giving up to 1,000 skill points at Lt level) this is why your seeing DS9 missions giving lower items.
Heck Im a Commander going on Capt. and I just started the Romulan front.... mmmm Mk VI items at captain level.. at least it keeps things challenging
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If you need gear I suggest grinding crafting as soon as you hit Admiral.. a few days of doing it and you'll have your self an Aegis set and a full weapons and console suite to get you kick'n on the STF's.
Heck Im a Commander going on Capt. and I just started the Romulan front.... mmmm Mk VI items at captain level.. at least it keeps things challenging