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Deep Rock Galactic – How to Promote Guide

By: Author Jeffrey Lerman

Posted on Published: December 27, 2019  - Last updated: July 2, 2021

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One of the commonly asked questions by Deep Rock Galactic players is how to promote. It’s easy to have no idea how to promote your class if you’re doing it for the first time. Plus, the developer has changed the method for doing it a few times. Continue reading our guide below for a quick walkthrough.

How to Promote in Deep Rock Galactic

Every class follows the same system regarding promotions. You have to reach level 25 with a class and then complete an assignment for it specifically. Each assignment has a slightly different name but the Scout one is, “PROM42.SC: PROMOTION QUALIFICATION – SCOUT”.

The assignment board always has each class’s promotion qualification showing.

Upon starting a promotion assignment, there are four missions before you can promote a class. Once you’ve completed these missions, head over to the Character Selection terminal in your cell.  Choose the class that you’ve completed the assignment with and a promote button will be available. It’s as simple as pressing that button and paying the promotion cost.

The screenshot below shows how the Character Selection screen looks if you’re ready to promote a class. Fortunately, it’s nothing too complicated as shown.

Class promotion screenshot courtesy of Redditor u/yrianotto here .

If you’re still having trouble or the developer changed it again, feel free to comment below our guide for some help. I’ll do my best to answer whatever questions you may have. Otherwise, if you’re one of many players wondering what the point of promoting a class is, continue reading below.

What is a Promotion For?

Deep Rock Galactic promotions serve a few purposes with some being purely cosmetic and others functional. Aside from showing off, the first reason listed below is huge for getting an advantage in-game.

• An extra perk slot from the first promotion for the class promoted.
• An honor badge/frame around your character portrait.
• Deep Dives become available.
• Machine Events like the Exterminator event are available. The first promotion gives a Tritilyte Key for these.
• Promoting resets your red character level to 1 so you can continue leveling.

Do You Lose Anything?

Players don’t lose anything by promoting a class in Deep Rock Galactic. Originally, the developer referred to the promotion system as retiring and players would lose weapons and upgrades. However, that system was overhauled to what we have now and this is no longer the case.

The only thing a player loses is their character level (red). This doesn’t lead to any content disappearing. As we already mentioned previously, if you’re still not sure how something works, drop a comment below the guide.

Deep Rock Galactic is available on Xbox One and PC via Humble Bundle  and  Steam Early Access as of February 28, 2018.

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Jeff is a journalist with over 10 years of experience writing, streaming, and making content about video games. With an associate degree in journalism, he’s a sucker for RPGs, survival games, roguelikes, and more.

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Need to know how to promote your character in Deep Rock Galactic? There’s nothing like showing off your progress and good work like getting a promotion. But how do you do it?

Deep Rock Galactic is full of missions and mining to enjoy in the dark caves of Hoxxes IV. Whether you’re going in solo or with a team, it’s tons of fun. And, with the Special Edition release date coming up, it’s never a better time to grind. Once you’ve done work, you’re able to be promoted. We’re here to show you how to do it.

How to get a promotion in Deep Rock Galactic

To get promoted in Deep Rock Galactic, you have to first reach level 25 for your class. If you haven’t done this yet, play more missions and finish assignments to get to the necessary level. You won’t be able to be promoted if you aren’t level 25, so don’t waste your time looking for the promotion assignment.

Once you’ve successfully gotten to level 25, head over to the Assignment Board and you’ll see the Promotion Qualification assignment for whatever class you’ve reached level 25 in. These assignments are a specific set of high-risk and high-payout missions. They’re different for each class. Here are the mission types for each class:

• Mining Expedition
• Salvage Operation
• On-site Refining
• Escort Duty
• Point Extraction

Once you’ve completed the assignment for your respective class, it’s time to head to the terminal and get that sweet promotion. Luckily, I found that for my first promotion, these assignments didn’t take too long. They were well worth the time. If you have a specific class you want to promote, try to get used to the mission types before the promotion. It makes it easier to complete the assignment.

Where to find the Promotion Terminal in Deep Rock Galactic

Once you’re at level 25, and completed the Promotion assignment, head to the Memorial Hall. Behind the big statue and up the ramp is the Promotion Terminal. Go here, and you’ll be able to be promoted.

Unfortunately, being promoted means you do have to pay a fee. However, this is well worth it for the rewards you’ll get.

Never turn it down

You should always promote yourself when you can. While you do have to pay a fee, it’s small and well worth the rewards you get for it. Plus, you get to show off to everyone you play with as promotions are the prestige levels in the game.

What do you get for getting promoted in Deep Rock Galactic?

As a reward for promotion, you’ll receive the Honor Badge . This is a bronze border around your profile with a star at the top. For your first promotion, you’ll unlock the border. Future promotions will add stars to the border and change it from bronze to other colors. You’ll also receive three rewards to claim, which will be useful for the endgame.

Getting promoted will reset your level to one, as well. This will allow you to continue leveling up and earning rewards for it. You’ll also gain access to the Deep Dives endgame activity, and The Forge terminal.

That’s everything you need to know about how to promote your dwarf in Deep Rock Galactic. If you’re looking for more info, check out our Season 5 release window for all the news on the next season of the game.

How to promote FAQ

How do I promote my character?

You need to first reach level 25 in any class. Once you’ve done so, you’ll unlock the Promotion Assignment. Complete the assignment. Head to the Promotion Terminal to pay a small fee and get promoted.

Where is the Promotional Terminal?

The Promotional Terminal is located at the back of the Memorial Hall. Head to the back of the statue in the center of the room and up the ramp to find it.

Should I promote my character?

Yes, you should always promote your character when you can. It unlocks tons of rewards and loot.

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There are four types of miners that can be promoted in  Deep Rock Galactic and each one has their own requirements. Players will need to level up the character they want to promote before unlocking and completing their promotion assignment. Promotion assignments are comprised of four missions that players will need to complete to unlock the promotion option for the Engineer, Gunner, Driller, or Scout in  Deep Rock Galactic .

In order to level up any of the four characters, players will need to complete missions such as a salvage operation in  Deep Rock Galactic . Players will need to reach level 25 with their character to unlock the promotion assignment and begin completing tasks for them. At the start of the game, players will choose their class, then work on leveling them up by completing missions. Promotions allow players to continue gaining experience for their character after reaching the maximum level in  Deep Rock Galactic .

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Along with leveling up their character, players will need to earn a lot of credits and use crafting materials to complete a promotion. There are multiple promotions that players can unlock in  Deep Rock Galactic , and the credit fee ranges from about 9,000 for the first promotion to 40,000 for the later promotions. Players earn Honor Badges for each promotion, which are new frames for their character that start at bronze and get to legendary. Each level has one, two, and three stars, so players can earn a total of 18 Honor Badges from promotions in  Deep Rock Galactic .

Unlocking Character Promotions in Deep Rock Galactic

To gain the ability to promote a character class in Deep Rock Galactic , players will need to level them up to 25. The quickest ways to gain experience are to increase the threat level, complete missions with the Double XP anomaly, and extract a large number of resources per mission. Players will also gain additional experience for taking part in events and killing as many enemies as possible during each mission. Once players have reached level 25, they can begin the promotion process.

Engineer Promotion Assignment

• Mining Expedition
• Salvage Operation
• On-site Refining

Gunner Promotion Assignment

• Escort Duty

Diller Promotion Assignment

• On-site Refining
• Point Extraction

Scout Promotion Assignment

Promotion assignments can be completed alone or while playing with others. Many of the missions for promotion assignments, like  Deep Rock Galactic 's On-site Refining , overlap between character classes, so players can complete them quicker while playing together. Once the promotion assignment is finished, players can go to the character selection screen and select the promote option.

For the first promotion, players will receive an additional active perk slot, new assignments, the permanent ability to activate machine events, and access to Deep Dives and the Forge. Players also get new Honor Badges for each promotion and the ability to continue leveling their character.  Deep Rock Galactic allows players to promote their character using a prestige system that has different missions to complete and multiple rewards.

Next:  Deep Rock Galactic: How to Complete a Point Extraction

Deep Rock Galactic is available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.

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Originally posted by Zaddy : Play for the sake of fun!

Originally posted by Senjin : For context to the last post, to unlock Deep Dives / Overclocks you need to get a character to level 25 then do the assignment to prestige. This resets your level to 1 and gives you a star over your portrait, you do not lose any upgrades or anything like that, it's entirely cosmetic. But yeah, work towards prestige. Then you can unlock Overclocks, Deep Dives and the weekly core hunt (which results in further overclocks).

Originally posted by KING - NVIDIA : Originally posted by Senjin : For context to the last post, to unlock Deep Dives / Overclocks you need to get a character to level 25 then do the assignment to prestige. This resets your level to 1 and gives you a star over your portrait, you do not lose any upgrades or anything like that, it's entirely cosmetic. But yeah, work towards prestige. Then you can unlock Overclocks, Deep Dives and the weekly core hunt (which results in further overclocks).

Originally posted by Zaddy : Originally posted by KING - NVIDIA : ah okay. My gunner is level 22 at the moment. Guess I will grind it up to 25 for deep dives

Originally posted by Vash(88) : With this logic, you'd have to stop playing l4d the moment you buy it

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Can I do a Deep Rock Galactic promotion assignment on a different class than the one I am promoting?

If I start the Driller Promotion Assignment (for example) do I have to complete the missions on the Driller? Or can I use one of the other three classes?

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You can complete them on any of the four classes and still get credit.

It is actually better to use a different class because the class you are promoting has already hit their experience cap and so won't benefit from the experience points awarded at the end of each mission.

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You can only level up your dwarf in Deep Rock Galactic so much. There is a max level you can achieve per character. The max class level is 25 , after this, you can no longer upgrade your dwarf. This isn't the end of your gaming experience, though. Through Promoting your dwarf, you can achieve higher ranks as a player and unlock more content within the game.

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Promoting your character is basically a level-up and a reset at the same time. Your basic red, class level goes back down to one, but you receive a star above your icon. The more you promote your dwarf, the more stars you can get. Each time, you'll have to start from level one and work your way back up to the max level to promote again.

Things you can unlock by promoting your character include extensive dwarf customization and specialized, longer missions. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to level up your character even more in Deep Rock Galactic.

STEP ONE: Reach Max Level

If you mainly play as Scout and have reached level 25, that level will only be for Scout and not for the other classes. You'll have to individually level up each character if you want them all promoted. In the character selection screen, you'll see a red level under your dwarf icon. This is the class level. The blue level, located on the top right corner of the screen, is your personal player level. The player level does not affect promoting your dwarf.

Complete Missions and Assignments

• Double XP Missions
• Secondary objectives

The first step you have to take is getting your player to level 25. It's easy to do this if you main one class and play often. Some ways to maximize experience and start leveling up quickly are to select missions that have a double XP buff . When you select the map to start a mission, some planets will have positive or negative attributes.

Some may have dangerously explosive bugs, others may produce extra experience for you. If you or your friends have missions on your map that say they provide extra experience, make sure to do them all.

Another way to maximize your experience is to make sure you do your side objectives. Every mission you do has a primary objective, whether it be connecting liquid morkite pipes or collecting alien eggs. No matter what, there will always be a secondary objective that is optional. By completing these secondary objectives, you will get extra money and experience upon successful completion of the mission.

You also get extra money and experience from collecting way more ore than is asked of you.

The next step to promoting your dwarf is starting the Promotion Assignments at the assignments terminal. This terminal is located between the equipment terminal and the drop pod when inside the Space Rig. You can only start these assignments when you hit level 25. Promotion Assignments can be done with friends.

Promotion Assignments

The photo above shows what you should be looking for when selecting your Promotion Assignment. When you start a Promotion Assignment, you begin a series of missions. These missions are the same as the normal missions you usually complete, the only difference is that these ones will allow you to promote your dwarf once you finish them all.

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The Promotion Assignment consists of four different missions for each dwarf. They can be escort missions, refinery, or old-fashioned mining. Once you complete all four, you're eligible for a promotion. It isn't that easy, though. After working hard during these missions, you'll have to pay a hefty fee to get the promotion once and for all.

Enter Memorial Hall

After completing the four Promotion Assignment missions, you can access the promotion terminal from inside the Memorial Hall in the Space Rig. To get to Memorial Hall, ride the elevator located to the left of the equipment terminal. The Promotion terminal is directly behind the statues in the middle of the room.

Once you interact with the terminal, you'll be prompted to select the dwarf you want to promote. Then you'll have to pay the price.

The Benefits of Promoting Your Character In Deep Rock Galactic

Prestige Assignments

Machine events.

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Once you've promoted at least one dwarf once, you can access a ton of new content. There are two terminals at the back of the Space Rig that you previously couldn't interact with . These are the Deep Dive terminal and The Forge.

These are long and intense missions. The gameplay is the same, collect this and kill this, but they last longer and are increasingly difficult. This was added into the game to provide players who have already unlocked everything to continue to enjoy the game and face new adversities. Instead of having one mission that lasts around 35 minutes with a primary and secondary objective, you have three missions with two primary objectives each.

Each objective must be completed for you to be able to continue on to the next mission. Deep Dives are weekly, difficult missions for those seeking more and wanting a higher reward. Rewards include an item to activate Machine Events and next-level customization and upgrades that can only be used at The Forge.

This new system allows you to craft better things. You can receive Weapon Overclocks, which are weapon mods , and weapon and dwarf cosmetics. These special mods and cosmetics can only be crafted, purchased, and equipped at The Forge. To earn the special weapon mods, you need to complete Deep Dives or to complete missions unlocked from promoting your dwarves, such as Weekly Core Hunts and Machine Events.

Players must unlock these at first, but they can be started at the Assignments terminal in the Space Rig and allow you to earn paint jobs and cosmetics upon completion. You'll be able to have full pickaxe customization, whereas normally you would only find one piece of a full set.

These random objectives that can spawn during any mission. If you want extra money, experience, Weapon Overclocks, and Matrix Core cosmetics, you'll want to complete events. You may bump into these events without having the ability to enable them. They need a special key that can only be acquired if you've promoted your dwarf.

Starting a Machine Event involves protecting machines and extractions against waves of enemies. You can complete a Machine Event and not receive rewards. This happens when you don't have a Blank Matrix Core on you, received from Deep Dives and Weekly Core Hunts.

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Season 03: Plaguefall is the third season for Deep Rock Galactic, introducing a new Performance Pass , new Assignments , a new creature type , one new Grenade for each class, a new mission event and a new mutator .

Season 03: Plaguefall was released on November 3rd, 2022 for PC.

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