Talk:Tutorial: FAQ/@comment-114.79.29.103-20140120142742/@comment-122.62.49.206-20140120145726

Yes. You can keep your HQ level low and ship level high by not doing missions and purely grinding maps.

IMO its kinda silly as a defeat against high level ship still yields way more exp than a win against low level ships. Not doing missions means you are gimping yourself without all the extra 'income'. But hey, its a free country right.