I've been doing a little bit of math with the upcoming level cap increase and found some interesting results.
as it stands the required exp to level up fo each lnew level is rather low, ranging from 12,500 from lvl 55-60 and 17,500 for lvl 60-65.
Here is a table to easily understand the exp required, it will show the difference of exp required for a new level as well as the amount required for a Specialiation point.
| Lvl |
Exp Required |
Cumulative Exp Required |
| 55 |
12,500 |
75,000 |
| 56 |
12,500 |
87,500 |
| 57 |
12,500 |
100,000 |
| 58 |
12,500 |
112,500 |
| 59 |
12,500 |
125,000 |
| 60 |
12,500 |
137,500 |
| 61 |
17,500 |
155,000 |
| 62 |
17,500 |
172,500 |
| 63 |
17,500 |
190,000 |
| 64 |
17,500 |
207,500 |
| 65 |
17,500 |
255,000 |
| Spec Point |
159,100 |
296,600 |
These numbers are pulled straight from Cryptic's post about the level cap increase, which you can find here. I highly suggest anyone who hasn't read through it just to skim over it. As there are a couple of things that will be happening when they increase the level cap, for one any exp you currently have going towards a Spec point will be voided when they release the expansion, this is to make sure no one has a head start to getting to the new level cap. However you will be awarded one Spec Point for the exp that you lost, it doesn't matter how much you loose, you will be given one. I suggest that you prepair yourself and all of your characters as you should be able to get away with having a small amount of exp for a Spec point saved up, and just get a free Spec point for little effort when the expantion rolls out.
*Side note. You've all heard of day one patches, now you'll be getting a day one Spec Point! Thanks Cryptic!*
Now on to the good part, I hope you all remember that little tab next to your duty officers missions, just a small thing called Admiralty. Yeah well it turns out that a Tour Of Duty (TOD) mission will award you close to 13,000 exp just from a normal completion, I don't know the numbers for a critical success but I believe that it would give you more exp. For those who have all 8 mission slots unlocked you should be able to queue up at least 4 TODs at once, With a few more queued up you can easily get from lvl 60 to 65 in no time flat.
My recommendation:
ABUSE THE HELL OUT OF THIS
If you can get as many TODs ready to go a few days before the expansion rolls out, all you'd need to do is set them to go and forget about them untill the lvl cap increases. Then turn in all of them to get all the exp you'd need to get to lvl 65. The amount you'd need would be at least 6-7 TODs but I recommend that you try to get all 8 plus do a few Doff missions as well, don't forget that you'll get a free Spec point for the exp lost when the expansion rolls out. So you'll be getting a heap on day 1 if you do this right
The rewards:
61- Tier 5 Ship Token and Tier 5 Ship Upgrade Token
62- Specialization Qualification Manual
63- NEW! Captain Ability
64- Elite Gamma Quadrant Duty Officers
65- Epic Admiralty Ship: C.U.V. Tain
Extra- Free Spec Point for all lost Exp from lvl cap Increase
Agian I highly suggest that you abuse the hell out of this.
