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Halted leveling - I don't want to rank up

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
I have two alts.

One is a Lieutenant, one is almost a Commander.

I'd really like to be able to pause both of them at grade 10 of each respective rank. This way I could continue flying the NX for the Lt and the Excelsior (tier 3) for the Cmdr.

I was thinking that the system could just work like skill points do at VA now, and transfer into BO skill points.

It seems like it would be fairly minor to simply have a "pause" button in the skills tab.

Just my thoughts....

Anyone else in favor of this idea?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    There's nothing stopping you from flying those ships at higher levels, if that's why you want to pause. I've seen people flying NX-class ships at Lieutenant Commander, and supposedly a guy took his Connie all the way to VA.

    Plus, you can always go back and do the lower missions using Replay, and you can fly whatever ship you want (as long as you own it).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    No I am not in favor. You would be able to do anything them with just fly around at that level with those ships doing those missions. Well you you can KEEP those ships, and fly around at VA level doing low level content.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Cuatela wrote:
    There's nothing stopping you from flying those ships at higher levels, if that's why you want to pause. I've seen people flying NX-class ships at Lieutenant Commander, and supposedly a guy took his Connie all the way to VA.

    Plus, you can always go back and do the lower missions using Replay, and you can fly whatever ship you want (as long as you own it).
    Martok42 wrote: »
    No I am not in favor. You would be able to do anything them with just fly around at that level with those ships doing those missions. Well you you can KEEP those ships, and fly around at VA level doing low level content.


    Both of you have good points, but why not? You've both made the point that it's possible to keep going with the same ships until VA...but are there any negatives to having a pause system put in place? For me, I'd like to stick with crafting the low level stuff, and the exploration clusters scale to rank. Just sayin'....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    yeah there is, you wouldn't be able to get new skills, or get all your skill points. You would also never be able to do the STF's, or get some of the higher crafting materials. You would never be able to go into the borg or undine sector either.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Summit wrote: »
    yeah there is, you wouldn't be able to get new skills, or get all your skill points


    Mostly this. It'd be a waste of time to pause. The only value to it I can see is that you'd be in a certain fleet action bracket, which at this point isn't much of a benefit unless you've got several friends to do it with.

    But, I'm not really opposed to the idea. I do think it should be placed at the bottom of the priority list, though. There's plenty of existing ways to accomplish your goal of using the same ship (namely by not changing your ship as you level), so this isn't really needed as much.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    I would rather want to keep my Captain Pips ingame whilst getting my RA/VA skillpoints.

    BUT NO.

    I'm forced to take the RA/VA pips, and as much as I wear Captain ones, everyone refers to me as Vice Admiral.

    Infuriating.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    This is simple to do. Simply don't spend your skill points, you will not rank up.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Cuatela wrote:
    I do think it should be placed at the bottom of the priority list, though. There's plenty of existing ways to accomplish your goal of using the same ship (namely by not changing your ship as you level), so this isn't really needed as much.


    I agree that it's not a top priority thing, but I was thinking it couldn't be too tough. Since we already have the system put in place at VA, would it not just be adding a button to the UI? Maybe a paragraph in the "Tips" helper?

    I don't know...just my opinion.

    I was personally intending on keeping a character at Lieutenant 10 to craft low items items with, play weekly and foundry missions, and PvP. My thinking is essentially...what could it hurt?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    SandDog wrote:
    This is simple to do. Simply don't spend your skill points, you will not rank up.

    You won't increase in rank..but still in grade. So the NPCs still scale....
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