Ranks and Promotions

About
You begin the game as anonymous Sailor, but as you progress through the game, it is possible to earn promotions through distinguished service to your country. Ranks are awarded based on your performance in discoveries, investment, maritime battles, and the major battle events, as well as your fame. Achieving higher ranks grants additional storage space, lowered formality requirements to speak with NPCs, and tax exemptions.

Conditions for Promotion
Promotions are earned upon passing certain milestones and meeting total fame requirements. Requirements for promotion in each individual area are separate, but the required fame is dependent upon your current rank.

Investing
Investment rating is based on your total investment in all ports. The status of the port and its relation to your country do not matter.

Discoveries
Discovery rating is based on points received from reported discoveries and quests. The method of reporting, your job class, and actual earned xp do not matter. In other words, a given quest will always award the same amount of points for the purposes of rank calculation even if you are not of the Adventurer class. Only the first report grants points. Subsequent reports do not count towards the total.

(Discovery XP table to be added here)

Maritime Battle
Maritime Battle rating is calculated from your total sea battle points. PvP points are not included. Major Battle points do not count in this total. You receive 1 point for every victory. In addition, if the combined level of the opponent is higher than yours, you receive 2 additional points. If the level is equal, you receive 1 additional point.

- marked as unverified data on the Japanese wiki.