Talk:Experience and Rank/@comment-92.6.139.190-20141107184932/@comment-9676492-20141108024500

Speaking as a player who hyperinflated his level with 1-5 runs back when it was fairly new, it didn't make anything harder in any way I ever noticed, and made several things easier, since drops are way better at higher levels.

There are enough places where your level isn't relevant (3-2-1) that you can just spend time there until your ships catch up with your HQ.

Get those medals. You will never have enough, because they're probably going to try to release ships that need blueprints often enough to keep players going back for more.