Why is there still nothing in game that stops all experience gains for a certain amount of time ?, it makes sense if Dan does not want us levelling up, and has been suggested in many different forms before ?

Because it would allow people to be rank one and yet completed all the missions etc.

but they wouldn't have the energy to do that unless they wanted to buy millions of GP

Well maybe not rank 1, but you get the concept.

They could be so low-ranked that nobody powerful could find them, and yet so powerful that nobody could defeat them

also if they dont rank they will not unlock the missons to start with

Take a look at Anzid's ship (just an example)

You mean the thing that we smashed to pieces?

It took a whole legion to disable her.

perhaps not a artifact that takes away ranks but lowers amount of xp gained from actions in the game or maybe a artifact that takes away experience gained.

anytime you have the option of turning off XP gain, you have the option of superpowering your small ship. The only time it might make sense is if you're contributing to the base. I often do that to rank-freeze, usually so i can finish reearching something. Maybe like, you can donate 500 energy training, and the total energy is 500, plus you get some xp, or you can give up energy to recharge the base, which gives no xp and contrbutes a total of 600 energy to the base (+20%). Just an idea

how often does this need to come up. its never going to happen. if you dont want to waste the energy, then play smarter and work out how much energy your going to accumulate before you play next, or how to maximize what you DO have if you have 'extra' do crappy xp return missions, DONT npc which has a better return. the base is best at 1:1 but not everyone can always donate.

Like I said it's the concept.

lets say someone gets to rank 450 or so... a little less then middle of the road for all intents and purposes, unlocks the talth ability. and they suddenly freeze rank FOREVER.... they are going to grow in power whilst being able to hit everyone who hasnt had the ability to get their arti production sky high..

Theres nothing stopping me from doing exactly that and just not doing any missions or pvp or npcing or bases.. or ANYTHING, and thats boring as hell so i wont be doing that. but there are people who have frozen rank for months on end doing that..

either you PLAY the game and advance, or you freeze rank and enjoy it how you want. but you certainly dont get to play AND freeze..