Maybe they had planned it to go higher but forgot to delete the admiral 2.

Think of it as a placeholder.

At some point they are probably considering raising the level cap. In the mean time, there are diminishing returns on skills once you hit the end of the "green" level in the skill trees, so it's better to save those extra points to spend in the higher ranked skills. There is no way that you will have enough points to fill all of the skill trees to maximum, so you'll need to specialize, spending those points where you find the most benefit for your playing style. If you respec, remember that you won't be able to spend points in higher shills without spending a minimum in lower skills.

If you are going to respec, find a good skill planner and use it first. STOwiki has an excellent one.

That's probably how much we'd have to get in order to get to Vice Admiral 2 once they raise the level cap. They might've put that in there before deciding to cap the level at 50.

I too have this same problem. However When I went to get my free ship it didn't give me the option to choose one which has kinder narked me off.

Yea you dont get a free ship at 50. the last free ship is at lvl 40.

Whats the reason why though?

First, keep in mind that the T5 ship you get at level 40 is as tough as the any of the 3 Retrofit ships choices you used to get at level 50. You're not losing any "power," you're simply not getting another ship at level 50. IE, the Sovereign isn't weaker then the Galaxy R.

As for why you not longer get a free Retrofit ship at VA, there are 2 reasons:

1: It was made a Vet Reward token to try and entice people to buy a Gold membership.

2: Cryptic wants players to buy C-Store ships at VA so they can continue to make money and continue to produce the game.

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* Long Range Science Vessel retrofit; similar in appearance to the U.S.S. Voyager / Intrepid Class; it has Ablative generators (increased armor) though it can only fire torpedoes while that power is active.

* Exploration Cruiser retrofit; similar in appearance to the U.S.S. Enterprise D / Galaxy Class; it can perform the dramatic Saucer Separation which has been seen in movies and on television. This turns you into an escort with a saucer pet that fires phasers on your target.

* Tactical Escort retrofit of the Defiant Class; similar in appearance to the U.S.S. Defiant; it has cloaking capabilities for the utmost in stealth and punishing weaponry.

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