I understand that you can increase your Combat Rank (Harmless, Mostly Harmless, etc.) by killing other commanders.
But what does it actually mean? What's the benefit of getting higher ranks?
What is the difference between a commander with an Elite rank compared to a Harmless rank?
Best Answer
Nothing really.
It USED to be that you could only take on certain missions if your combat / trade / exploration rank was xxxx level but now that doesn't affect which missions you can take (it does mean you get a larger payout though)
Really, it's just something nice to show off these days. With NPCs obviously the higher they are the tougher but for commanders it just shows what part of the game they invested their time into.
also, your combat rank goes up regardless of NPC / Commanders. Both will cause it to increase