What is the difference between 'Tactical' and 'MACO'? and what is up with 'Intelligence' and 'Exploration'?
The divisions basically help to organize and separate the different personality types in our fleet..
As far as STO I believe that we will all have to progress through the game pretty much similar, except for our career paths..
Whether there is espionage as a skill in game Intelligence division has a function for our fleet besides in game.. We help watch for bad behavior in our fleet and make sure it is addressed.
Basically the intel division will be a group of people that like to sneak around enemy territory and PVP zones.. We will relay info back to the 12th fleet and inform the tactical and maco divisions of possible problems.
I hope that we will be able to transport to enemy worlds and sneak around. I'm hoping I can be a Galactic 007.
Remember though the divisions are mostly to help us set you in your comfort zone. It is to help you more to your favored role and hopefully that will create a very functional fleet.
I'm sure that some people will focus more on certain types of missions, and its not like you are not able to do other missions.. You just are more likely to do your favorite. Other people are more likely to do their favorite.
I don't think STO forces anyone to do any particular thing.. You can explore if you want or not. You can kill, or not. You can fix things, or heal people, or not.
lol I hope this helps to explain the divisions.