Players advance in Star Trek Online using Skill Points. You will receive Skill Points for completing quests, earning accolades and defeating your enemies. Players will advance through five Ranks, from Lieutenant to Admiral throughout the course of the game, and each rank contains 10 grades (i.e. Lieutenant grades 1-10, Lieutenant Commander grades 1-10).
So basically you start at level 1 as an Ensign and then quickly move on to Lieutenant through the tutorial.
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So basically you start at level 1 as an Ensign and then quickly move on to Lieutenant through the tutorial.
Hope that helps.
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